Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I have heard a number of parents say, I am not sure I should encourage my son or daughter to go to college because I do not want them to suffer from debt the size of a home mortgage."

"The policies we make here in Washington really can be the difference between success and just getting crushed."

"I feel like if that were true, we would have all the jobs we could possibly want right now since that is where an enormous concentration is, at the very top."

"no Government program can compare to the value of a good living wage job."