Robert Menendez actually said...

"If we want to help governments stop transnational crime and narcotics trafficking, you have to give poor growers who have to sustain their families, alternative crops so that they are not growing coca..."

"We are all committed to strong American leadership, and the need has never been greater."

"It underscores the importance of service to this nation and to people around the world who look to us for leadership."

"Her life was a tribute to all of those dedicated to something bigger than themselves, and it underscores the importance of service to this Nation and to people around the world who look to us for lead..."