Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Tibetans continue to struggle in the face of unrelenting opposition."

"Increasingly, this oppression threatens the religious, cultural, linguistic, and historical identity of the Tibetan people."

"Those who express reverence for the Dalai Lama are punished."

"More than 70 years after the invasion that led to Chinese rule in Tibet, Tibetans continue to struggle in the face of unrelenting oppression."