Robert Menendez actually said...

"Is it your understanding that if, in fact, we have an unreformed Hamas, that U.S. law calls for the suspension of those funds to a Palestinian Authority that includes Hamas?"

"I have been one of those who have been pressing really hard about our sanctions regime on Iran."

"But we don't get to work directly with the Afghan people. We get to work with their elected representatives."

"I think it should be very clear that there will be a very strong will in the Congress of the United States to not have U.S. taxpayer dollars go to such an entity."