Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I am quite pleased that we had that legislative achievement, and I hope the advance helps with the predictable and stable funding for years to come."

"Thank you. And I know there has been a fair much amount of attention to the deaths, and the conditions, and it needs attention."

"It is exciting, as someone who grew up during the Vietnam War, to see the positive relationship that we now have with Vietnam, and hoping to build on that."

"it is as bad as coal."