Gerry Connolly actually said...

"Let me say at the outset, I have been impressed, and I know others have been as well, with the fact that we now finally have an ambassador in Damascus in Ambassador Ford, on behalf of this administrat..."

"It is a sensitive matter not easily traversed, and I think, as the ranking member said in his opening statement, no administration has been as forthright and as forceful in taking on Iran at every lev..."

"It is perfectly appropriate, and it is time to assign blame, given the relationship of the Qods force to this government."

"Instead of begging for help, we need a realistic policy that reflects the urgency and the multifaceted nature of the Iranian threat."