Jeff Merkley actually said...

So we should recognize that as a competitive challenge.

If countries like the U.S. do not push back and stand up against the massacre of ethnic minorities and lead the world, who will?

It is a terrible problem, and one that the U.S. needs to be deeply engaged in.

That is an issue that I put on the floor of the Senate as an amendment, and we did get bipartisan support to close that loophole.