John Kerry: “I would say this to my colleagues. I probably don't have the power or the ability to reach over some of these feelings.…”

“I would say this to my colleagues. I probably don't have the power or the ability to reach over some of these feelings. I would hope--and this is a prayer as well as a plea on a personal level--that sometimes things happen that are out of some people's control here. I believe we can get through these votes tomorrow and still have time to do something that I know these colleagues of mine--I have had private conversations with them. I know what they think about this treaty behind all of this that is going on. I know they understand the importance of our position in the world, of our capacity to not make foreign policy and national security subject to all these other forces. It is a reach. It is going to require--I understand. I am just asking as one person, one Senator, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. We have put a lot of energy into this effort over the last year and a half. This matters I think to our country. I am not saying that as a Democrat, and I don't think you would say it as a Republican. I think this matters to our country. I think Russia is watching what we are going to do. I think the world is watching what we are going to do. This is about nuclear weapons. It is about stability. We have enormous challenges with Iran and North Korea. Believe me, from all the conversations I have as chairman of this committee with a lot of different leaders, they look to us for what we do and whether we make good on the things we say that matter to us.”