Antony Blinken actually said...

"We see, I think this committee sees, corruption as being one of the most poisonous things that undermines democracies."

"Our investment abroad does not come at the expense of our strength at home. Far from it."

"I think we have come very, very close on a couple of occasions, Qatar, Egypt, others participating in the efforts to do this."

"The shameful equivalence implied between Hamas and the leadership of Israel, I think that only complicates the prospects for getting such an agreement."