Robert Menendez actually said...

"This starts at the top. Like any organization, if at the top you say to those below you, 'I will judge you in part by how you create diversity within your bureaus and departments,' believe me, people ..."

"I appreciate your answer, but after 24 years, I have heard much of the same."

"I support the State Department budget. I would like to have this committee create some structure for it."

"That last line of questioning is probably one of the many reasons why a State Department authorization is so important."