Chris Coons actually said...

"I join Senator Kaufman in urging support for Mark Gitenstein, who I know will be a very capable and experienced Ambassador."

"I look forward to partnering with you and figuring out how we can more fully implement them."

"you are going to have quite a challenge dealing with Turkey and trying to strike a balance between their dramatic backsliding on human rights and transparency and democracy."

"it is important for us to be able to be at the table with the full weight of United States from a diplomatic perspective backing us"