Jeff Merkley actually said...

"But the principle, you understand, of polluter pays, when you do some damage to your neighbor, shouldn't you bear some responsibility just as a basic fundamental principle?"

"Should the entities that are being damaged by carbon pollution be able to sue those who are generating the carbon proportional to their contribution?"

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chair."

"Thank you for framing in the budget a 5 year reauthorization with mandatory United States Forest Service funding."