Robert Menendez actually said...

"This legislation was also an implicit recognition from the administration that strategic patience has failed and it was time for a new policy of strength."

"They are seeking to divide the union, using NGO monies, energy as a form of blackmail."

"We need to hold firm on some of the core principles: the restoration, ultimately, of Ukraine's national sovereignty."

"We need to keep Crimea, quote, 'in the back of our minds,' and the key to dealing with Russia was getting the NATO piece right."