Jeff Merkley actually said...

Why should a working person pay a higher marginal tax rate than the rich?

some of that wasteful spending in tax giveaways needs to be adjusted for a fundamental issue of fairness

If we are getting $17 back for every dollar we put in, maybe there would be bipartisan support for that kind of smart investment.

I understand that the House has said that they do not want to do that and there has got to be more reforms.