Jeff Merkley actually said...

"This is a very huge predatory practice that as a society you would think that we would be able to get control over, but we do not have control over it yet."

"So if we are caught in a set of policies right now that are accentuating inequality, we must still recognize that we are here in a democracy where people can vote for changes."

"If you go through the doors of that schoolhouse and you work hard, you can do just about anything here in America."

"the daunting prospect of the pathway through higher education... might affect... the way they pursue their high school studies."