Robert Menendez actually said...

"I have spent decades working to assure the human rights and provide humanitarian assistance to refugees and civilians affected by war and violent conflict."

"I support that pilot program. I think we need to look at where we can get talent, and grow that talent within the Department."

"Venezuela civilians are suffering, they face acute shortages just to stay alive, severe shortages of food and medicine, deep political crisis, human rights abuses, using security forces to crush oppos..."

"We want to work with you to fill positions, but we need honest--somebody needs to do some vetting, here, before they get to us."