Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Ranking Member noted this was a good exploration of public policy, and, Mr. Chairman, I would just like to ask you the question are we holding this hearing in order to gai..."

"The United States has been--and will continue to be--a world leader in the development and deployment of next-generation energy technology, including renewables."

"I would like to live in a nation where if I want to choose to buy American grown beef or pork at the store that I can see it labeled and I can buy it."

"There was an adjudication based on the fact that our meat packers could not find a way to basically do it at the same cost and therefore not to create a trade barrier."