Rob Portman actually said...

"I think you will have your hands full and, again, with your background I think you will come in with some credibility with the other journalists there."

"I think with your commitment to this Brazil could be a model country."

"What are your plans and how would you empower the networks to protect freedom and democracy in countries that are increasingly, as we have heard today, under threat from Russia, from China, from other..."

"I think that is important that you view this role not just as a diplomatic role but, really, as a way to deal with the pressing issue of their defense of their country."