Robert Menendez actually said...

"I would like to support a country that is making strides in a secular, more democratic direction--respecting the rights, for example, of Coptic Christians."

"That is not acceptable."

"I look at Congress's language, as it relates to the economic support funds for Cyprus, and find that they go to bicommunal projects aimed at reunification measures to reduce tensions and promote peace..."

"I appreciate my friend Senator Corker's concerns. I wish some of those voices...had been raised about Iraq..."