Robert Menendez actually said...

"I am as committed to engage the Nicaraguan civil society as I have been with their Cuban counterparts during the last 3 years."

"the ability to engage not just with civil society, but with human rights activists and political dissidents languishing inside of their country to create the space that is necessary for the proper dem..."

"Our No. 1 concern going forward would be the situation domestically for the upcoming elections and whether or not international and domestic observers will be allowed to observe those."

"I do not believe having your political affairs director smoking a cigar with a narcotics trafficker is reaching out to civil society."