Jeff Merkley actually said...

"While providing grants to go to rural areas is something that benefits my rural areas, it doesn't increase the overall numbers, and that's the core problem."

"Sustainable means cutting healthcare for poor people and damaging rural America, and that's just unacceptable."

"If you're really for competition, why not support a public option?"

"Senator Chris Murphy and I and several of my colleagues have introduced a bill that says let people choose a Medicare policy if they want, a public option."