Jeff Merkley actually said...

"The U.S. does have leverage and certainly the administration is to be praised in several ways that they have been working very hard sending every high government official."

"The president is right to withhold those weapons. He is right to speak about this publicly, and he's right to draw the line on the invasion of Rafah."

"Is CCS a magical cure to the challenge of carbon combustion, fossil fuel combustion or is it basically part of a misleading strategy?"

"we know that wind and solar and other renewable energy sources are right now the best pathway out of this"