Robert Menendez actually said...

"I have been a big advocate for quite some time of having Fannie and Freddie expand their multifamily operations."

"I must note here, if I may, Mr. Chairman, to take an extra moment and note, however, our ability to do that--to enforce sanctions, to stop sanctions invaders--is being hampered significantly by the sh..."

"I sincerely hope that the shutdown ends soon so that we are truly able to do so in the runup and as these negotiations proceed."

"A shutdown of Government in the United States is not a shutdown of American interests and obligations abroad."