Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I really hope this point gets through to all of the colleagues on Capitol Hill of how this impacts ordinary working families, that when there is this sort of dysfunction just here in this square mile ..."

"So it really seems like the path we are on right now is equivalent to creating a huge tax on the American economy, one that really hurts families across the board, hurts businesses, hurts employment, ..."

"Thank you, Greg, for coming. He brings extensive experience as an engineer and general manager."

"Chairman Merkley. So I would toss out the idea that I will be happy to follow up with subsequent to this hearing..."