John Kerry actually said...

"U.S. presence and leadership does matter, and that is why our rebalance to the Asia-Pacific has been supported and welcomed by people throughout the region."

"this committee stands up for an active, internationalist American foreign policy that is in our interests."

"We have an obligation to exhaust every diplomatic possibility to find out whether we could prove what the Iranians say, that their program is peaceful."

"We will continue to enforce sanctions on Iran not affected by the Joint Plan of Action--not just over its nuclear activities but because of its support for terrorism and its gross human rights record."