John F. Kerry: “I'm going to vote for you because of the standard I have about the President having intelligent, bright people, if…”

This is the most important part of this hearing, as far as I am concerned, so I apologize for not being able to listen to each of you.

It's about candor. It's about telling the full story.

We need to get back to building this bipartisanship in foreign policy. It is critical.

I will continue to oppose every bad policy, to question every baseless assertion, and to advocate for a wiser course that will make our country more secure.