Jeff Merkley actually said...

"The question is, should we be in or out? A thousand companies have weighed in with the State Department to say we should be in, including oil companies ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips."

"The President has said that we will not dictate to the Afghan people how to live or how to govern their own complex society."

"We see horrifying human rights violations in Venezuela, dozens of people that have been in jail."

"I am very interested in hearing your thoughts on how, if confirmed, you will stand with civil society and with the Chinese people."