Jeff Merkley

I just want to emphasize how important it is to continue to support the efforts to take on corruption.

President Castro presents a new opportunity to address corruption.

But isn't that kind of the core purpose of the DWWIA money, is to help folks in rural areas be able to address this kind of challenge?

I want us to find a way to help these communities out.

You are talking about piped water, right?

I just want to emphasize how important it is to continue to support the efforts to take on corruption.

President Castro presents a new opportunity to address corruption.

I hope the Administration will work urgently to protect U.S. businesses from censorship, from intimidation, from coercion so that they can exercise the opinions that they would like to have.

Freedom of speech is not freedom of speech if people are threatening to harm those you love abroad if you exercise your right to share opinions.

So it's a challenge.

Well thank you Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for your testimony.

I hope the Administration will work urgently to protect U.S. businesses from censorship, from intimidation, from coercion so that they can exercise the opinions that they would like to have.

Freedom of speech is not freedom of speech if people are threatening to harm those you love abroad if you exercise your right to share opinions.

I was thinking about an event last year where I'm at National Reagan Airport, and the pilot announced that we can't take off because it's too hot out.

I hope the Administration will work urgently to protect U.S. businesses from censorship, from intimidation, from coercion so that they can exercise the opinions that they would like to have.

Freedom of speech is not freedom of speech if people are threatening to harm those you love abroad if you exercise your right to share opinions.

Affluent people should be able to put significant money into IRAs and so forth, but it reaches a point at which there is not a public purpose in subsidizing increased, massive increase in wealth for the very wealthiest people in America.

Why does it make sense that we are providing such a massive protection for those levels? Those aren't basic retirement levels. That's just a way to escape income taxes for very wealthy Americans.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

Affluent people should be able to put significant money into IRAs and so forth, but it reaches a point at which there is not a public purpose in subsidizing increased, massive increase in wealth for the very wealthiest people in America.

Why does it make sense that we are providing such a massive protection for those levels? Those aren't basic retirement levels. That's just a way to escape income taxes for very wealthy Americans.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

It would make a very big difference to me in how much should be taxed on the dollar of income, whether it was the first dollar of income of an individual, or their billionth dollar of income.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

Affluent people should be able to put significant money into IRAs and so forth, but it reaches a point at which there is not a public purpose in subsidizing increased, massive increase in wealth for the very wealthiest people in America.