Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I want to focus on this third part because the Housing Trust Fund addresses the needs of the most vulnerable in our society."

"We just see the homeless epidemic just--you can come visit Portland and I invite you all to do so and other cities in my State and it's a graphic display of the challenge we face."

"I'm glad to see the addressing lead pipes and the PFAS and WIFIA, a program I worked to create here in the Senate."

"I believe the scale of natural disasters in Oregon and other western states demands additional resources that can only be delivered through disaster supplemental legislation."