Trump and his propaganda machine are working overtime to paint a picture of Portland that just isn’t true.
Don’t take the bait—he’s trying to stoke violence to justify tightening his authoritarian grip.
Our community is strong and we’ll keep each other safe.
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Jeff Merkley
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No71%
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Party align97%
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Jeff Merkley
U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon
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Disgusting and dangerous escalation from Trump. Our cities aren’t “training grounds” and the American people aren’t the enemy.
Trump’s attempts to weaponize America’s armed forces against American citizens are unpatriotic and illegal.
Republicans are shutting down the government because they refuse to fix the health care crisis THEY CREATED.
Democrats are fighting for YOU.
Republicans are shutting down the government rather than fixing the health care crisis THEY CREATED.
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Why are Republicans lying to you?
Because they voted to take health care away from 15 MILLION Americans, and raise YOUR premiums.
Don't buy their lies. We're fighting to restore access to care and stop Republican price hikes.
The picture Trump is painting of Portland is just plain WRONG. And he’s doing it because he wants to tighten his authoritarian grip.
Portland is calm. Our communities are strong. We will take care of one another.
Back in 2013, Trump said it was the President’s job to negotiate and avoid a shutdown. I don’t say this often, but he was right.
Now, Trump is running away from the health care crisis HE created and stonewalling bipartisan negotiations.
Failure of leadership on every level.
Republicans are making YOUR doctor's visit more expensive.
Republicans are ripping health care away from 15 million Americans.
Republicans are making health care premiums skyrocket for 20 million people.
Now, they'd rather shut down the government than fix the mess they made.
Republicans forced through a budget that will make YOUR health care more expensive, if you can keep it at all.
Now, they’d rather shut down the government than fix the health care crisis THEY CREATED.
Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Portland is right out of the authoritarian handbook: stoke violence and then use the violence to justify authoritarian measures.
Don't take the bait.
Trump is sending troops to Portland with the goal of “doing a number” on the city.
He wants to stoke fear and chaos and trigger violent interactions and riots to justify expanded authoritarian control.
Let’s not take the bait!
Portland is peaceful and strong and we will take care of each other.
Mike Johnson adjourned the House until AFTER the government funding deadline
John Thune is bringing the Senate back just a day before the deadline
Trump refuses to meet with negotiators
Republicans are RUNNING AWAY from the health care crisis they created instead of working to avoid a shutdown.
Pregnant women not able to get the maternity care they need.
Folks facing skyrocketing premiums.
15 million people kicked off their health care.
This is Trump’s health care crisis, and Republicans would rather shut down the government than fix the mess they made.
Good to see Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez released from ICE custody and reunited with his loved ones after being snatched off the frontlines of fighting the Bear Gulch Fire.
Rigoberto’s arrest never should have happened, and I’ll work to hold the Trump Administration accountable.
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Democrats think the American people deserve health care.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Pretty rich for someone using his office to grift and running multiple crypto cons to call SETTLED SCIENCE the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”
Trump’s lying and profiting as he’s killing the planet.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/c...
Make no mistake: Jimmy Kimmel will be back on the air because people across the country got loud about censorship.
Disney isn’t the hero here—people of strong conscience are.
Never forget the power of your voice, especially as Trump pushes us further into authoritarianism.
In 8 months in office, Trump has made people sicker and poorer.
Trump’s tariffs are adding fuel to the fire of higher prices and wages are not keeping up.
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Voting History851 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
851 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
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| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
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.
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