Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I am a big advocate of green jobs, but I think the heart of the issue I was raising is not one you address, which is China has an industrial policy that discriminates."

"If China is pursuing an industrial policy that protects their domestic industries and we are not, and we lose jobs and they gain jobs, why is that a sustainable policy for the United States?"

"dead-end, toxic programs that lack the programmatic or specialized accreditation required for licensure or employment in the applicable field should simply not be eligible for Federal financing."

"I really want to make sure we understand fully the job implications."