Bob Menendez

The U.S. is just as bad as we are. Europe is just as bad as we are.

Putin does not want to be loved internationally. He wants to be feared.

There is no difference between truth and lies.

So before they were on the ground, when Russia now got engaged--and by the way, you said that Iran is going to need all this money for domestic purposes, but Iran has upped its participation in Syria even in the midst of the economic…

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

At the end of the day, if your interests ultimately do not end up in the same goals, how does the endgame end up being the one that you want to see?

I find it difficult to understand how Iran and Russia are going to end up with the same end goals that we have.

I think what the vast majority of people on the committee want to know is: knowing that we know the outcome before it starts, that there will not be sanctions, there will not be penalties put against Iran because Russia will block them, we…

We condemn the violence against both Israelis and Palestinians in the strongest possible terms.

Our most urgent priority is to combat ISIL, which is preying on weak states to terrorize citizens and to create a massive humanitarian disaster.

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

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.

A national unity government will give us the counterterrorism partner we need to stabilize Libya.

The administration succeeded in signing an agreement to remove the biggest threat to our security: Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.

We have stopped ISIL's territorial expansion and are helping stabilize areas liberated from ISIL.

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.

We will continue to press for expanding freedoms for the Egyptian people.

I am glad that the committee remains vigilant with respect to the threat that North Korea presents to our national security interests.

Legislation that I drafted permits some discretion.

I believed then, and I believe now, in two guiding principles: First, that effective deterrence needs leadership.

There is a reticence here, I must say, after the Iran situation.

It is finding the right balance there.

It seems to me that the United States needs strategic focus, not strategic patience.

That is why the 2015 North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act that I wrote expands the ability of the administration to sanction property and seize funds.

I do have serious concerns about the impact any deal reached in Paris will have on the American economy.