Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I think that it's widely understood that the best dollar we have in health care is a dollar spent on prevention, on disease management, and therefore we need to do a whole lot more in that area."

"I look forward to working under Senator Kennedy's leadership this year that we might achieve that goal of universal coverage."

"The biggest barrier to women breastfeeding and continuing to breastfeed for the recommended amount of time is actually their returning to work."

"There is a need to act, there is a need to act, I believe, for our Country with science in front of us."