Robert Menendez actually said...

"You know, Mr. Ferrer, do--let me get this straight. Do you support, as one of the options in the plebiscite, the association--sovereignty in association with the United States?"

"I hope that the Senate will follow the House's lead and pass this bill."

"this impossible proposal has been 'consistently opposed by federal authorities . . . on both constitutional and policy grounds.'"

"They deserve, as such, a process toward self--true self-determination--that is fair and balanced."