Robert Menendez actually said...

This is a bittersweet hearing for me. My hermano, as we call each other, 'my brother,' is going to go serve the Nation, he's going to leave ...

If we are to have any meaning to never again being something of import, then we must do more than just simply stand by the sidelines.

It is my sincere honor to introduce Cecilia Rouse as President-elect Obama's nominee for the Presidential Council of Economic Advisors.

I think this nomination hearing is one of the most important this Committee will hold.