Jeff Merkley actually said...

"we could sort of allow certain institutions to be able to escape the regulatory situation if they were to divest their banks"

"I want to see us be as bold and aggressive in assisting working American families as we have been in assisting major financial institutions."

"I am wholeheartedly behind taking funds and moving them to support our community banks."

"I have proposed and the administration has proposed recapitalizing banks in order to enable them to do more lending to small businesses to enable those firms, the small businesses, to recharge the eco..."