Robert Menendez actually said...

"I would expect the administration would take a position that would say unless we have a different set of realities, the administration would be urging us not to extend it."

"It seems to me that the Chinese are clearly, in one of its priorities, after Latin American mineral resources."

"In doing so, it increases the possibility that issues in countries--Venezuela, for example--involving democracy, transparency, freedom of the press can be perpetuated."

"I do think that to the extent that we are spending money in the hemisphere, rule-of-law programs and efforts to strengthen the rule of law is incredibly important."