Jeff Merkley actually said...

"My concern is in being in competition with a diminishing supply of resources, these programs will be damaged."

"We would like to have a buffer in that world. Is that something you could consider examining and supporting?"

"I wanted to echo the concerns about PILT that my colleague from Montana put forward."

"We have a water mold pathogen in Oregon, referred to as Sudden Oak Death, and it is a huge threat to our nursery industry."