Robert Menendez actually said...

"Well, this is a real concern to me because I do not understand why you make a bet that you can largely control the outcome of and want your bet to lose."

"If Japan was able to do what it did over a course of 4 years, but in particular in the second half of last year, drastically reducing its imports of Iranian crude oil, that should be an example to oth..."

"I would hope, if you are confirmed, that you will raise this at the highest levels of the Maltese Government and urge them to cut business ties to ensure that IRISL is not using them as a shell proces..."

"I always believe that at an institution, it starts from the top and works its way through the entire process."