Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I really hope we recalibrate and try to diffuse the politics here."

"I think that is a problem, and I think it has to be addressed."

"If we want to delineate this as just another political contest up here, then we have to be willing to say U.S. national security interest be damned."

"What do you think the consequences would be next time we said we want to lead a negotiation on Subject X with anybody?"