Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I support all of the six bills in front of us and congratulate our colleagues for their hard work."

"Primarily, it was the release of funds that had been frozen pursuant to sanctions and I got news for my friend from California--you got to have carrots and sticks if you're going to have an agreement."

"I thank the chair for holding this hearing on a day that I think is a very momentous day in terms of foreign policy in which the President is about to make a decision fraught with consequences and tha..."

"I think that's just kind of classic standard spiritual guidance. And very consistent with catholic social justice that I might add."