Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Where was the taxpayers' return on the investment? It was in the loss of jobs."

"Oregon is 1 percent basically of the Nation, and that would mean a potential for 6 million under a roughly similar ball-park."

"We are achieving multiple public policy objectives in one fell swoop."

"I meant to mention in my previous statement your efforts to get capital to rural communities through working with rural utilities, which is a huge help for those communities."