Robert Menendez actually said...

"No. The Cuban regime violates the basic human rights of its people, and we will continue to call attention to its lack of democracy, repression of civil society, and other abuses, including at the Sum..."

"the Cuban and Russian government signed a new defense cooperation agreement, including cooperation on a series of new technologies"

"I do not think that when we send a diplomat abroad who is attacked by whomever, at the end of the day, that their health and wellbeing should be limited in terms of our response to them."

"I think you want to send a global message to all of our men and women abroad that if they are attacked, they will be taken care of just as we would to any of our veterans."