Robert Menendez actually said...

"Full recovery is not a reality for the people of New Jersey. There are many people who are hurting, Mr. Chairman, and they continue to languish."

"If, as I regrettably suspect, political transition will not be on the table in any meaningful way any time soon, then our diplomatic effort... has to focus on persuading Teheran and Moscow to get thei..."

"Mr. Assad seems to have concluded that he can do anything he likes provided he does it without chemicals."

"I would conclude by pleading that we not avert our gaze from the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding before us."