John Kerry actually said...

"I want to applaud the chairman and the subcommittee chairwoman, Barbara Boxer, for putting this issue on the map of the Foreign Relations Committee."

"We are fighting two wars that call on the skill and sacrifice of our civilians, as well as our troops."

"We have a long history in the United States of supporting groups around the world in groups who have lived under the iron fist or behind what was the Iron Curtain."

"We have made it clear from President Obama's inauguration that we will reach out our hand if the other side unclenches its fist."