Jeff Merkley actually said...

"If you will, to go at least 30 miles on electricity, that we would reduce 70 to 80 percent of the carbon dioxide produced by personal vehicles."

"I think that will dramatically drive change."

"the increase in the allocation for renewable energy and energy efficiency is something that we have worked hard on on this committee."

"One of the questions that I think it is worth wrestling with is whether we should have a coherent national strategy to reduce our importation of oil."