Robert Menendez actually said...

"I think we need to rethink whether or not military intervention, supplying the Saudis with weapons, whether all of this makes any sense at all or whether we have made the situation worse."

"So helping the Saudis is how we, in part, counter Iranian influence is what you are telling me."

"This hearing is particularly timely given the debate the Senate recently held on the U.S. military support to the Saudi-led coalition."

"I would urge you--it would be very good to have an administration witness, and from my perspective, I believe most of it can be done in public."