Robert Menendez actually said...

"After 15 years in power the government owns this crisis. They made it and it is theirs."

"I hope that this type of hearing will encourage the administration to do more for democracy, for human rights, for the promotion of fundamental freedoms in this hemisphere."

"Economic sanctions could well collapse an already staggering, imploding economy and cause great suffering to the Venezuelan people."

"We can aggressively hold individual political and military figures responsible for promoting violence, condoning or committing human rights violations."