Robert Menendez actually said...

"But taking your point, this is what I see on the horizon for the people of Venezuela."

"So if you think about it, both what he is doing throughout the hemisphere and what he is doing in this transaction, which is a very interesting one for you to note, is undermining the long-term nation..."

"Hugo Chavez is using the national patrimony of Venezuela to buy both influence in the hemisphere and, of course, in his own election."

"Well, thank you all for your testimony."