Jeff Merkley actually said...

There is nothing about starvation in the world or human suffering that should ever be a partisan issue.

We know that food-secure countries are less likely to suffer from national, regional, or international instability.

I am not persuaded by it. It appears to me we are not making the type of commitment we are pretending to make.

We are cutting $280 billion for infrastructure here and adding $200 billion over here.