Jeff Merkley actually said...

"the public has a right to know, but the way to bring it to public attention is not to commit crimes."

"Unfortunately, over the last decade at least, the American Dream has slipped slowly out of reach for many families."

"Do we have a challenge with the pace of technological change in having other parts of the economy change fast enough to create replacement living-wage jobs?"

"We are going to keep pursuing these issues because citizens across the country demand it."