Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I am not going to put myself in your position, but there is no basis for this conviction. And we must not concede that."

"This statement by a court that convicted 43 people, including Americans, says we were actively conspiring against their revolution."

"It is hard to read that statement and to conclude, nonetheless, we are allied powers, that we are partners in the peace process in the Middle East, that we share common values or some basis for common..."

"I think you are going to find it difficult to recruit folks in Egypt or from outside of Egypt to want to put themselves at that kind of risk, especially so long as this is unresolved."