Robert Menendez actually said...

"Well, the purpose of leverage is to come to the ultimate goal that you have."

"I would like, Madam Secretary, for you to explain to me not where supposedly the confluence of Russia's and Iran's interests are with us in Syria but where they diverge."

"I think we are opening the door to an influence that is not going to serve us well."

"I mean, that is kind of where we are. And we know that. And so we would like something a little more clear coming from the administration."