Bob Menendez

I just would say there is no differentiation between what happened in North Korea and the actions the administration took, which I applaud, and the Russian Federation.

Is it still the policy of the United States to not recognize the illegal annexation and occupation of Crimea?

I appreciate you saying that. Because then I see the President go ahead and veto elements of the National Defense Authorization Bill.

I get concerned when I have seen both this and previous administrations use waiver authority in a way that is far beyond discretion.

I think that... Russia continues to march on, both in destabilizing our democracy, other Western democracies...

I would like to take up the Secretary's suggestion that maybe we should have a classified briefing on the impact of sanctions...

Our sanctions regime is only as effective as our ability to convince Europe to increase their pressure.

It is utterly ridiculous that President Trump would publically champion a U.S. Russia business council rather than condemn the Kremlin's outright aggressions.

I do not currently see the value in meeting with sanctioned members of the Russian Duma.

I am today formally requesting that the department provide all classified and unclassified cable traffic related to the Helsinki meeting.

Convince me that your leverage to convince individuals to not purchase Russian defense equipment has somehow been strengthened by the new waiver provisions included in the National Defense Authorization Act.

We are told to judge the Administration by its actions and not the President's words, but these actions seem to be more in line with the President's accommodating and disturbing rhetoric than a tougher approach to the Kremlin.

The bottom line is instead of telling us what is wrong with these ideas and pieces of legislation, why don't you tell us what, in fact, we can do to turn up the pressure on Moscow that we are not?

So for the most part, I think it would be fair to say that Russia has not been deterred in terms of its activities.

I challenge you to show me, for example, where in the Trump tax bill that passed into law did it prohibit State tax credit programs for charitable donations, because it is not there.

Do you both pledge to adhere to longstanding precedents that have been established by the Treasury Department and the IRS?

It is rightful for the members of this committee to speak to the translator and/or to see her notes.

We need more sanctions, and I look forward to working with the chairman and Senator Graham.

If President Obama did what President Trump did in Helsinki, I would be peeling you off the Capitol ceiling.

When the President speaks, it is the policy of the United States.

This administration is increasingly not transparent. It is not transparent as to what takes place at the summits.

I would love for you to come to a classified setting and tell all members what exactly transpired because we do not know.

Let me ask you this. Senator Graham and I and others are working on a new bill to hold Russia accountable.

I wish he had said that in public in Helsinki.

We do not recognize your annexation of Crimea, we do not recognize your continuing hostilities in eastern Ukraine, and there are consequences for that?