Jeff Merkley actually said...

We should stand up for human rights everywhere in the world, and certainly such a murder is unacceptable if indeed the murder happened.

Merkley emphasized the importance of the U.S. taking a stand for human rights in response to Khashoggi's murder.

10/16/2018

More Jeff Merkley Quotes

I appreciate the opportunity to join this panel and hope that my testimony helps bring more attention to the increasingly dire situations.

should we be asking our President to weigh in directly with the King of Saudi Arabia to get access for aid into Yemen?

I am hopeful that the President of the United States and other leaders of the United States Government will weigh in...

Particularly in the refugee camps, it seems like we could somehow provide more security to diminish this.