Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China."

"In China and around the globe, we are seeing that the same technology that drives the global economy... can also be used for repression."

"Good morning. Today's hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on 'Techno-Authoritarianism: Platform for Repression in China and Abroad' will come to order."

"Today's hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China entitled 'Techno-Authoritarianism: Platform for Repression in China and Abroad,' will come to order."