Bob Menendez actually said...

"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."

"Americans and the members of this committee deserve to know what the President and foreign autocrats are agreeing to behind closed doors."