Robert Menendez actually said...

"I do not know how long I am personally willing to wait for those set of circumstances to continue without pursuing a more vigorous action such as the sanctions that several of us have called for."

"I have introduced legislation, along with Senator Rubio and Senator Nelson, which calls for targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for rights violations."

"I strongly oppose and urge against any United States oil embargo of Venezuela."

"the scale of human rights violations in Venezuela, a report documenting human rights abuses far worse than I had anticipated."