Robert Menendez actually said...

The United States has a clear interest in supporting a stable, sovereign, and democratic Pakistan at peace with itself and with its neighbor...

I look forward, if confirmed by the Senate, to working closely with you to advance America's interests in Pakistan.

As Secretary Clinton has said, our relationship with Pakistan is not always an easy one, but it is important for both of our nations.

I have to see the movement toward those elements, and I cannot continue at a time in which we face such enormous challenges here at home to ...