Bob Menendez

You have not initiated a single new enforcement action.

We are not going to stand by while you thwart the statute and subvert congressional intent.

I believe that mutual respect and the protection of human rights are critical to fostering peaceful and prosperous societies throughout the world.

I commit to working to identify qualified candidates to fill vacant positions.

I support full staffing of positions in the Africa Bureau.

While I have certainly supported the additional sanctions that both the United States and the UN Security Council have put in place against North Korea...

What do we in a country like Egypt which just had a sham election, you know, violates the rule of law with NGOs, both of the United States and others, ultimately violates the rights of its own people?

Your job is a lot more difficult in promoting our interests with the Mexicans if that continues to be the language of this Administration.

The President using language and tactics reserved for our most ardent adversaries, has personally insulted the Mexican people, calling them 'murders' and 'rapists,' has threatened to deport young Dreamers, threatens to cut security…

When we passed that Authorization for the Use of Force, which then-President Obama took to the G20 summit, it convinced Putin at the end of the day to have Assad give up the chemical weapons that he had, at least at that time, which were…

If the President unilaterally withdraws from the JCPOA in May, what does the Administration intend to do?

Is it in the United States' national security interest to unilaterally withdraw from the Iran agreement without a strategy for what comes next?

What behavior has the Kremlin shown that it indicates it wants to get along with the United States?

President Trump has abandoned the very Democratic values and ideals that have shaped America's role as a beacon to our friends and as a bulwark against a world in crisis.

President Trump's America-first policies have left America isolated and alone in the midst of unprecedented challenges.

This committee considers your nomination after nearly a year and a half of reckoning with President Trump's erratic approach to foreign policy, which has left our allies confused and our adversaries emboldened.

I appreciate you taking a little more time on the AUMF, because as we speak, we do not have a final version.

I think it does not take a brain surgeon to understand whether there is $3.5 million less in the budget or not.

And that is not something that many of us are going to stand by and----

I have been around here long enough--26 years between the House and the Senate--to know when there is a filibuster going on.

Look, Ambassador, I am asking you a different question.

When the President has a blatant disregard for the truth when discussing our trade surplus with Canada's prime minister, I cannot understand how that helps you in your negotiations.

Having credibility when negotiating is essential to developing trust and getting a good deal.

I get concerned, since this is virtually always the last thing.

That's particularly relevant in the Trump administration, which takes a slash-and-burn approach to health-care budgeting no matter how many millions of Americans it stands to harm.