Rob Menendez actually said...

"I am all for persuasion, if you can achieve it, but when you cannot and North Korea continues to advance its nuclear program..."

"You have sanctioned no Chinese banks at the end of the day, and they are probably the major financial institutions for North Korea."

"I appreciate that that is one of the vehicles that we are using to try to push back against North Korea's not only promotion of its nuclear weaponry but also my concern of proliferation as well."

"Well, I would like to know whether you have all the authorities you need to go after Chinese banks that are engaged in dealing with the financial transactions that North Korea would ultimately need be..."