Robert Menendez actually said...

"I have been a strong supporter of it since its creation."

"I have been a strong supporter of development in Africa. I think it is an incredibly important continent in many different iterations to U.S. interests."

"I do not see us... what are we doing about the hemisphere in which we live in and in which we have a direct interest in terms of our security, our economics."

"I see some great needs, as is evidenced by the fact of, you know, citizens' security, children coming to the United States."