Jeff Merkley actually said...

"My father, the mechanic, would ask the question, why is it that working people who earn their income by the sweat of their brow pay a higher marginal rate than do millionaires getting a return on thei..."

"the extension of the kinds of policies that President Trump enacted would, I believe, be not only bad for the typical American, but be bad for our overall economy."

"Is it responsible for Congress to say we're going to ignore the enormous damage that climate change is doing across our country through fires, through smoke, through ice storms, through flash floods, ..."

"it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes"