John Kerry actually said...

"I want to ask you, will you commit to coming up to our state, spend a day, half a day, whatever you can with us, to meet with our fishermen."

"It would help a lot to provide certainty if we could get a little less ideological rigidity, and get an agreement on the budget fast."

"I am an outspoken supporter of ways to increase access to foreign markets for our exporters."

"I hope they will really take note of the extraordinary qualifications that this nominee brings to the table."