What [Bernie] Sanders has done is he's focused the nation on the fact that these things are not inevitable. They are the result of policies. We can do better to create an economy that works well for working Americans.
Jeff MerkleyI wont stop fighting to make life better for working Americans and give those who are just trying to find a decent job the opportunity to do so.
Jeff MerkleyFor too long, tricks and traps in mortgages, credit cards, and other financial transactions have stripped wealth from working families.
Jeff MerkleyI am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight. But we will continue to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get.
Jeff MerkleyThat's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related to the corrupting role of Citizens United and Buckley versus Valeo court decisions and the need to restore a by-and-for-the-people republic envisioned in our Constitution instead of the of-, by- and for-the-most-powerful system that we have right now.
Jeff Merkley