Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I do not trust these companies to tell the truth about their chemicals, and I do not think the American public or you, as Senators, should either."

"Has the EPA been asleep at the switch, and has it woken up?"

"I think it is a powerful concept. We know that in some cases philanthropists have talked to kids in lower income areas, and adopted classrooms, and said, 'We will fund your college.'"

"This is such an important issue for our future."