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> [Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/real-choice-is-clear-information-and-the-right-to-walk-away-from-a/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

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## More by Jeff Merkley

> [I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight. But we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/i-am-pretty-good-at-arithmetic-and-i-know-that-the-fight-in-front-of/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/real-choice-is-clear-information-and-the-right-to-walk-away-from-a/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [I won't stop fighting to make life better for working Americans and give those who are just trying to find a decent job the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/i-won-t-stop-fighting-to-make-life-better-for-working-americans-and/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [When you use the word 'filibuster,' most of us in America - and I count myself among them - envision it as the ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/when-you-use-the-word-filibuster-most-of-us-in-america-and-i-count/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [We can have the best health insurance options in the world, and people still won't get needed care if we don't increase our supply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/we-can-have-the-best-health-insurance-options-in-the-world-and-people/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [The economy, virtually all the new income has gone to the top 10 percent, and we need to find those areas where we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/the-economy-virtually-all-the-new-income-has-gone-to-the-top-10/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [That's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/that-s-a-question-best-put-to-bernie-sanders-himself-but-i-think-that/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [What matters most to me is doing what I was elected to do: help make life better for Oregonians and making America work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/what-matters-most-to-me-is-doing-what-i-was-elected-to-do-help-make/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [We can no longer continue with a status quo energy policy. We must create sustainable clean energy jobs and leave the planet to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/we-can-no-longer-continue-with-a-status-quo-energy-policy-we-must/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [Americans have powerfully sensed that we're off track. There is a structural challenge in our economy that needs to be addressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/americans-have-powerfully-sensed-that-we-re-off-track-there-is-a/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [Budgets are nothing if not statements of priorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/budgets-are-nothing-if-not-statements-of-priorities/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/i-grew-up-in-southern-oregon-my-father-was-a-sawmill-worker-and-a/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [It's time to level the playing field for small business owners and give them the same health care choices that large corporations have. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/it-s-time-to-level-the-playing-field-for-small-business-owners-and/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/my-way-of-viewing-the-talking-filibuster-was-as-a-way-of-doing/)

[Jeff Merkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-merkley/)

> [There are thousands of capable Americans who would pursue a degree in nursing if we had room in our schools for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-merkley/there-are-thousands-of-capable-americans-who-would-pursue-a-degree-in/)

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