John Kerry actually said...

"It is important for people who may not have caught every component of the news over the course of the Labor Day weekend to join us, all of us, in focusing in on what is at stake here."

"I applaud this administration and our President for coming to Congress."

"This is not a declaration of war, but a declaration of our values to the world."

"I am very generally inclined to do so and am working closely with Senator Menendez for something that will be a starting point for this committee's discussions."