Robert Menendez actually said...

"Come July 1st, any foreign financial institution that does business with any one of those entities risks being cut off from the United States."

"As I know that you know, I have been in the center of the focus on this issue, and we have had tremendous support from all of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle."

"I think we remain committed to this dual-track policy. We think that it bears the potential to succeed, that through the combination of enhanced pressure and the offer of diplomatic engagement, we can..."

"This continuing weakness in Europe clearly has implications here in the United States."