Jeff Merkley actually said...

"My belief is this is a very modest target. It is ambitious but easily achievable because there are an abundance of alternatives."

"The standards set in this bill as an economy-wide cap... affects only a modest number of entities in the United States."

"I think of it that way, and then I look at the McKinsey study that you cite in your testimony that says that we could close this entire gap, the 2020 goal, with just energy efficiency."

"He implemented the CAIR regulation and lowered the sulfur cap by 70 percent."