John Kerry actually said...

If you are confirmed as the next Secretary, you will be taking the helm of the Department at a critical and difficult moment.

Kerry emphasizes the importance of the Secretary's role during a critical time for the Department.

06/20/2011

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Can you give us an answer today as to whether you will agree to do that?

There is a clearly distinguishable, it seems to me, impact area and effect that we ought to be able to arrive at an agreement on.

Are you saying to me you are not supportive of that----

Well, do we need to put that into a bill?