Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I really appreciate your holding a hearing on this issue, which is so critical for LGBT Americans."

"This is not, nor should it be, a democratic or republican issue."

"I have not heard any businesses come back to the State legislature or come back to those of us who were involved at the time in expressing a concern that this created a flood of lawsuits because it ha..."

"But it would be if deposits were diverted into hedge fund investing rather than making loans to small businesses."