Robert Menendez actually said...

"But what I do not get a sense from your presentations, and I would like to pursue with you, is the question of democracy and human rights."

"may I just take a moment to congratulate you, Mr. Cardin, for your leadership in organizing the letter signed by 157 legislatures across the hemisphere."

"the way that you make lives better is by trying to change that which is negative."

"I think many of our Latin American neighbors use the issue of Cuba to excuse the lack of democracy and human rights in many of their countries."