Antony Blinken actually said...

"I am grateful to the President for the privilege of this nomination and I am grateful to two past chairmen of this committee."

"If confirmed, I will do my best to uphold the standards of professionalism that I learned here in this room, in these halls, and I pledge to work closely with all of you to try to fulfill the potentia..."

"the Egyptian Government 'is taking steps to support a democratic transition.'"

"We believe that Egypt will be more stable and prosperous when all its citizens are allowed to organize in an open, vibrant civil society."