Jeff Merkley actually said...

"The Government of Burma and the military of Burma have been engaged in a massive ethnic cleansing operation."

"My colleague, Senator Young, has noted that in Yemen just the enormous difficulty of even getting relief into the country."

"I was just speaking earlier today with some experts on Sudan who were noting the fact that so much of the challenge there is coming from the chaos and disruption of war that has made normal activities..."

"This month, Senator Young and I sent the Senate and House Appropriations committees a letter detailing severe food shortages worldwide and requested increased funding for the World Food Program."