Robert Menendez actually said...

"I think the stronger and more uniform the message is, the fewer challenges we will have getting countries to join us in common cause toward something that is in their mutual national security interest..."

"I want to call your attention to what is happening here in our own hemisphere, and I appreciate that probably more than any other Secretary of State, your travel to the hemisphere has been extraordina..."

"I think it sends a very clear message to our allies abroad, joining with the Europeans that are already pursuing an oil embargo, about the seriousness of this nature."

"Our concern here is obviously substantive and we think that it is important to review all of the views that exist, to understand the depth of Iran's intentions and clarify their participation."