Bob Menendez actually said...

"I will take backseat to no one in the United States Senate on challenging what happened at NATO, what happened at Helsinki."

"I look for individuals who are going to be Assistant Secretaries within their field who will be strong advocates."

"I am not going to rubberstamp nominees who, in the process of their simple presentation to the committee, cannot be forthcoming and transparent."

"I take a backseat to no one on pressing this administration on some of the worst things that I have seen happen in public as it relates to our country."