Robert Menendez actually said...

"You cannot have a military state and expect to have stability."

"Part of the reason for our broadcasting abroad is that very often we are trying to get to citizens who live in closed societies."

"So to recap, the only institutional change, forgetting about resources for the moment, is the ability for you to move resources within the institution without having to negotiate with another element ..."

"the leaders of those countries felt overwhelmed by Russian propaganda and felt that to them it was an arm as powerful as any of the military aspects"