Robert Menendez actually said...

"Congratulations to the three of you. We appreciate your willingness as well as that of your family to serve the country in this capacity."

"Xi Jinping has orchestrated Beijing's hyper-nationalist aggression for his own domestic ends as he imposes his authoritarian neo-Maoist vision on the Chinese people."

"His relentless incursion into Taiwan's air defense identification zone this year are a significant threat to the people of Taiwan and the entire international community."

"This hearing on the future of U.S. policy and strategy with Taiwan may well prove to be one of the more consequential hearings that this committee holds this year."