Jeff Merkley actually said...

"It has been noted how higher sea level is already occurring in ways that are causing beach erosion, it means storm surges are that much higher and certainly the erosion of the coastal area is a very s..."

"If the ideas being presented in this particular bill will not further hurt our States, then the path is clear, but if it is going to further hurt our States, then we are exercising our very profound c..."

"My amendment simply states, as a finding of this body, that Congress should take under due consideration the advice from leading scientific institutions in the United States that global warming is rea..."

"This bill says when it is certified that the proposed legislation will not have further impact in damaging our States, it can go into effect."