Antony Blinken actually said...

"I feel very strongly that I would have, as secretary of state, first and foremost, the priority of making sure that our personnel, wherever they are, are safe and secure but very high up in the--in a ..."

"There is tremendous benefit in the effectiveness of pushing back on China when we are doing this with other similarly-aggrieved countries."

"if I am confirmed to this job, I will view it as a significant measure of whether I succeeded or failed"

"That would be my expectation. I think what we want... is to come pretty quickly and talk to you about the way forward in Venezuela."