Jeff Merkley actually said...

"We need to take charge of our economic health, our economic future which means breaking our addiction to foreign oil."

"APTA believes that the full family of services ought to be available, including bus rapid transit."

"Oil dependence means that the enabled foreign governments to impose unreasonably high gasoline prices on U.S consumers who have no alternative but gasoline to run their cars and get to work."

"It is music to my ears, and I look forward to working with you on this critical infrastructure piece."