Jack Reed actually said...

"Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, Senator Cantwell, members of the Committee. I am delighted to be able to introduce Kris Sarri, the President's nominee to the Department of the Interior as Assista..."

"I think there are ways in which, with United States leadership, particularly with Europe, that we can continue to help our friends and allies wean themselves off of their dependence on Russian energy."

"I think that, in many cases, the debates--assumes that these are policy issues alone, that they can be done by decision immediately."

"Nothing we are doing appears to be deterring Russian aggression."