"I may not have agreed with the JCPOA, but putting that aside, I am not going to relitigate it."
"Madam Chairman, let me talk about the challenges of families who still, notwithstanding the numbers, do not see their incomes rising."
"3.5 million American citizens, and I underline that, American citizens who have fought in our armed forces in just about every conflict this country has had for the last century."
"I think it is being politicized for the hedge funds, the bottom feeders who bought cheap and now want to maximize their profits."
"The problem with that is that the debt payments in Puerto Rico are 36 percent of Puerto Rico's annual revenue, a rate that is six times the U.S. average."
"American citizens living on the island of Puerto Rico are now in dire straits."
"I mean the Senate was very robust, including my senior Senator, Bob Menendez."
"It is essential for Congress to approve the pending legislation I introduced with Senators Schumer, Blumenthal, and others, which would allow the government of Puerto Rico to authorize its public util..."
"Together with seven of my colleagues, I recently sent a letter to Secretary Lew urging the Department of the Treasury to move beyond simply providing technical assistance and take an active leadership..."
"Either sanctions work or they do not. Either they are a deterrent or they are not."
"this hearing comes at an interesting time, during a week in Congress where it is considering a transportation bill"