Robert Menendez actually said...

"Your comment was to Wendy Sherman and David Cohen, 'So what you are really saying is that this is a very blunt instrument which risk adverse reaction as opposed to a calculated effort.'"

"the administration would strongly support such action. Iran is well aware that a sword of Damocles hangs over its head."

"I hope that we can stick with these negotiations. I hope that they are fruitful in the end."

"If, in fact, the sanctions which exist that all heralded and said brought Iran to the table expire next year, in 2016, and we do not reauthorize them, there is nothing at least in that context to snap..."