Chris Coons actually said...

"I do think it is vital that this committee in a bipartisan way engage in this conversation."

"People-to-people exchanges provide an opportunity to look beyond the current political situation (and the current political regime in Russia) and lay the foundations for a long-term relationship betwe..."

"I am so grateful that you have again convened an important hearing on this pressing issue"

"I thank you and your wife for coming forward again and again and for giving witness to this long pattern of violent repression of dissent in Russia"