Jeff Merkley actually said...

"It certainly is no secret that the VA is in dire need of additional medical professionals to handle an increasing demand for the healthcare services it provides eligible veterans."

"the single factor, more than health care, that has gone up faster than inflation in our economy."

"Technological change has occurred. However, a lot of the shift overseas has been due to lower wages, not to technological change."

"the type of structural concern in our economy that the Fed should be using its economic expertise to highlight."