Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I encourage you to put pedal to the metal in that regard."

"Corporations may be turning their backs on their workers, but that does not mean that the American Government should do the same."

"there is a demand for these loans; therefore, we should simply leave the system as it is and allow these 500-percent loans."

"This trend of increasing inequality is diminishing not only our economic strength but also our working families' trust in our political system."