Robert Menendez actually said...

"I have no reason to doubt these reports."

"What do you believe would be your top three policy issues that you will pursue on behalf of the United States with the Bahamians?"

"I will do everything I possibly can to continue to promote democracy and the closeness, the close ties between the Bahamian Government, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and also the United States."

"The Bahamas may be a small island, but it is part of our Caribbean initiatives."