To my Republican colleagues expressing concern about cuts to rural radio, lifesaving aid, and PBS: Donald Trump does not care about rescissions.
He likely doesn't even know what rescissions are. He will forget about this in a day.
Here’s a tip: If you don't like this bill—DON'T VOTE FOR IT.
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Patty Murray
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Voting Record — 789
Yes23%
No70%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Patty Murray
U.S. SenatorDemocratWashington
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Just two weeks ago Republicans added trillions to the deficit. Now they're pretending they're SO concerned about the debt that they have to cut lifesaving aid, PBS, and rural radio.
That doesn't add up.
So I tried to help my Republican colleagues with some basic counting on the Senate floor.
BREAKING: Republicans voted to advance cuts to rural radio, emergency alerts, and lifesaving aid.
After blowing up the deficit by trillions on billionaire tax breaks, Republicans are pretending to care about the debt.
It's not over yet. Now we debate & vote on amendments.
I just voted NO to advance Trump's DOGE cuts to PBS, rural radio, and lifesaving aid.
Republicans need to decide: Does Congress decide how to spend taxpayer dollars, or do they just take orders from Russ Vought?
The “time to prevent future cuts to Medicaid” was when you could have voted AGAINST the bill that cut Medicaid in the first place.
After voting to kick millions of Americans off their health care, Republicans are focused on defunding PBS this week.
Meanwhile, Democrats are introducing a bill I wrote with Rep. Bobby Scott to make child care affordable and accessible for every family.
When Republicans want to defund Sesame Street, instead of doing literally anything to help middle-class families.
To pretend Republicans are serious about addressing the debt is laughable—and America should laugh!
You could cut the equivalent of what Trump is currently asking for in DOGE cuts every single day, for an entire year, and it still would not match the cost of the Big Ugly bill!
Just so we’re all up to speed, the Republican policy agenda for 2025 is:
📻 Defund PBS & rural radio
🏥 Kick millions off their health care
🍽️ Rip food away from hungry kids
🛥️ Tax cuts for billionaires
I'm voting NO on their DOGE cuts, and so should every Senator.
Republican agenda for this week? Slashing funding for rural radio & aid to stop epidemics around the world.
We're talking about less than 0.14% of the federal budget, by the way.
Apparently, we had enough to spend trillions on tax giveaways for billionaires, but PBS is just too much.
President Trump is now asking Republicans in Congress to rubberstamp Elon's DOGE cuts and rip up bipartisan spending deals.
Every Senator should vote NO and reject Trump’s request to cut off local news broadcasts and weaken our national security.
We invest abroad because it's the SMART thing to do for America. But it's WORTH saying it's the RIGHT thing to do as well.
It's WRONG to shell out trillions for billionaires, only to say less than a penny a day is too expensive to protect hundreds of thousands of little girls from HIV.
The DOGE cuts Trump wants are nothing compared to the tsunami of spending & tax giveaways Republicans just passed.
You could cut EVERY single penny the US has spent on foreign assistance since WWII, and it STILL would not add up to the cost of Trump's Big Ugly bill.
OK, Secretary Noem, then show us the receipts that you extended those contracts.
Turn over documents detailing exactly when you renewed those contracts.
There needs to be bipartisan oversight and Congressional hearings over these truly unacceptable failures.
Here's the deal: Trump, Bondi, and Patel are either a part of the Epstein coverup that they so frequently spoke of...
OR they need to come clean about why they lied to the American people about the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files, Attorney General Bondi—who's stopping you?
Trump is demanding we slash investments abroad, and Republicans talk about peace through strength as if they are carrying on Ronald Reagan's legacy.
Yeah, OK.
Reagan spent about half a percent of our GDP on foreign assistance. Today we spend LESS than HALF that.
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...
Do not grade this administration on a curve. Their thoughtless cuts and dangerous policies are putting lives in danger.
Make sure everyone knows about these failures.
All of us should be outraged, and no one should let them off the hook. Fire Kristi Noem.
Everyone is sick of Trump threatening our neighbor and close ally with economic warfare.
Tourism is cratering, costs are up, and no one can plan for their business. Enough.
📢MESSAGE TO REPUBLICANS: Congress needs to reassert its authority over tariffs and END this insanity.
Republicans are saying, after trillions in tax cuts for billionaires, there's nothing left for our kids. Sorry! They’re feeding Big Bird to the fat cats.
Maybe this isn't quite how Sesame Street would say it, but America knows that message is brought to you by the letters “B” and “S”
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789 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-46) |
| 2026-02-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47) |
| 2026-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2026-02-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2026-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (58-39) |
| 2026-02-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-39) |
| 2026-02-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-45) |
| 2026-02-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44) |
| 2026-02-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-40) |
| 2026-02-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40) |
| 2026-01-30 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Bill Passed (71-29, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-30 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-30 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-30 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42) |
| 2026-01-30 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42) |
| 2026-01-30 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (67-33) |
| 2026-01-30 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (32-67) |
| 2026-01-29 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (45-55, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-27 | S. 3627 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Bill Passed (82-15) |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (85-14, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-14 | S.J. Res. 98 (119th) | Point of Order S.J.Res. 98 | NO | NO | ✓ | Point of Order Well Taken (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2026-01-13 | S.J. Res. 84 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-52) |
| 2026-01-12 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (80-13, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2026-01-08 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-40) |
| 2026-01-08 | S.J. Res. 98 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2026-01-07 | S.J. Res. 86 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Rejected (43-50) |
| 2026-01-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-48) |
| 2026-01-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-47) |
| 2026-01-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-35) |
| 2025-12-18 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-42) |
| 2025-12-18 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-35) |
| 2025-12-18 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-36) |
| 2025-12-18 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43) |
| 2025-12-18 | S. Res. 532 (119th) | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-43) |
| 2025-12-18 | S.J. Res. 82 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Defeated (50-50) |
| 2025-12-17 | S. Res. 412 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-12-17 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (71-29) |
| 2025-12-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (69-27) |
| 2025-12-17 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (67-30) |
| 2025-12-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-30) |
| 2025-12-17 | S. 1071 (119th) | Accept House changes | NO | YES | ✕ | Motion Agreed to (77-20) |
| 2025-12-15 | S. 1071 (119th) | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-20, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-12-11 | S. 1071 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | YES | ✕ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (75-22) |
| 2025-12-11 | S. Res. 532 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Resolution Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-12-11 | S. 3385 (119th) | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-12-11 | S. 3386 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-12-10 | S. Res. 532 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-12-10 | S.J. Res. 82 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-49) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.