Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho."

"The only people that could buy them were hedge funds. Hedge funds discovered that this was a fabulous investment."

"I really saw when I was director of Habitat for Humanity how an affordable mortgage or affordable rental housing was huge to the stability of family."

"If an investor pays more for a house, they're going to charge higher rents. It's going to drive up the rental market."