Jeff Merkley actually said...

"It is transparency is so important in these situations."

"I would like to highlight for my colleagues, and others, that the hearing record will be open until two weeks after the arrival of the President's fiscal year 2022 budget request, so that everyone wil..."

"We just see the homeless epidemic just--you can come visit Portland and I invite you all to do so and other cities in my State and it's a graphic display of the challenge we face."

"I believe the scale of natural disasters in Oregon and other western states demands additional resources that can only be delivered through disaster supplemental legislation."