Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I do like President Biden's budget with his commitments on climate change, environmental protection, justice, community, resilience, and they are not empty gestures."

"Is it fair for me to describe environmental justice as a recognition that pollutants are often concentrated in low-income communities, and communities of color, and we need to make a special effort to..."

"I appreciate your interest in working together on this plastics challenge."

"We also need to help communities live with better health, when there is smoke as there is regularly."