Jeff Merkley actually said...

"It certainly has been a long time since we have had an agency that was dedicated to consumers in the financial world."

"Thank you very much. I think that one area where the Portland metropolitan area has been pushing in kind of opposition, or at least not getting a lot of cooperation, was in streetcars."

"I think Federal legislation needs to encourage more of that, give localities the tools to evaluate different choices."

"The Texas Transportation Institute estimates Portland has 20 percent less congestion than it would otherwise."