“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“I’m not personalizing it. I’m just pointing out somebody’s record.”
“America’s energy producers take hit after hit from climate extremists who target them with excessive lawsuits.”
“There is nothing that ICE says that you should believe, and anything they say you should doubt immediately.”

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On the recordJuly 22, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Lisa Smith, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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