Robert Menendez actually said...

"I appreciate the chairman who has been supportive of some of my efforts when we were marking up here on USAID."

"I appreciate that because if we understand that they are a challenge, then we have to think about how we deal with that challenge."

"I appreciate Mr. Bierman's commitment to the agency. It is incredibly important for me. If I am going to support somebody, I want to make sure they are supporting the agency they are assigned to."

"The longer we wait, the more difficult it will be, and the more consequential to Iran's destabilization of the region."