Jeff Merkley actually said...

"If China is pursuing an industrial policy that protects their domestic industries and we are not, and we lose jobs and they gain jobs, why is that a sustainable policy for the United States?"

"investing in our infrastructure is absolutely critical, critical to our economy in terms of job creation and critical to our future economy"

"I really want to make sure we understand fully the job implications."

"we need to figure out how we can invest far more in our infrastructure here."