Jeff Merkley actually said...

"He has to make a clear as he's trying to do that you can't have negotiations in the future of our country, democracy without us at the table."

"It is shocking to have the leader of the United States of America not know the most fundamental elements of how this crisis came to be a dictator, Putin, who wanted access to the sea, who took Crimea,..."

"I praise Senator Wicker for saying what we're all aware of -- of how horrific Putin is as a dictator, the losses of all freedoms in Russia, the massive loss of lives of him feeding them into this -- t..."

"If you want them to be a big part of the deal, you better involve them."