Jeff Merkley actually said...

"If confirmed, maintaining allied cohesion and responding in concert will be a critical element of U.S. diplomatic pressure to bring Russia back into compliance."

"Does it give you any concern, though, that, if we have standards for Saudi Arabia, that Iran... will say, 'Well, you are not treating the two of us equally'?"

"I will just take yes. You had me at yes."

"All the experts in the region, when we visited there, noted that North Korea paid a lot of attention to what happened with Gaddafi."