Jeff Merkley actually said...

"If we invest in recovery, we will get species off of the endangered species list."

"I do think this bill requires a better balance between those responsibilities."

"This hearing will examine the ways the Chinese government and Communist Party attempt to use economic coercion for political aims."

"Today's hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China entitled 'How China Uses Economic Coercion to Silence Critics and Achieve Its Political Aims Globally' will come to order."