Robert Menendez actually said...

"The administration has expressed its strong disappointment both publicly and privately in meetings with senior Russian officials."

"Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers four nominations."

"He's a hostage. They took him particularly because he is, in essence, a hostage."

"If we were to come to the conclusion that we do not believe that Egypt is pursuing its international obligations to that agreement, then we would expect that we would not be forthcoming in terms of th..."