Robert Menendez actually said...

"It is hard to believe $1 trillion in profit is not enough for a company to pursue their own interests."

"Why should the American taxpayer be in the business of subsidizing foreign oil exploration?"

"What kind of a message are we sending when you make a sound decision highlighting the lack of transparency only to undercut your stance by approving $1.4 billion in loans to a nontransparent governmen..."

"Well, with my thanks to Sara Marta Fonseca, Jorge Luis Perez ``Antunez'' and Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia for coming under very difficult circumstances and for once again exhibiting your courage and risk..."