Jeff Merkley actually said...

"So it is important to follow up the philosophy you just expressed with actual action."

"I will just say my experience has been extremely frustrating with the Department of State, and when you say they are committed, those are, at this point, empty words."

"It is important for the United States to publicly stand for its own values and the values that the Turkish Government purportedly seeks to uphold."

"We need to have our leaders at the highest level expressing their disapproval of these domestic actions in Turkey."