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Senate Budget Committee @senatebudget.bsky.social · 21h

Trump slashed tax credits that millions of working families rely on to afford health care.

Now he’s chosen to shut down the government rather than address the crisis he created.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 16h

In solidarity with our federal workers, I’ve asked for my pay to be withheld for the duration of the shutdown.

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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 20h

Listen to what this Republican mother had to say to Speaker Johnson this morning.

If he's not willing to listen to us, I hope he'll listen to the American people. Families are hurting, and Republicans have the power to put a stop to it. We're at the table. We're waiting.

LBR Reacts: Speaker Johnson on C-SPAN #governmentshutdown

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 22h

Why did Republicans gut health care? To fund tax breaks for billionaires.

Why’d they gut child nutrition benefits? Tax breaks for billionaires.

Why’d they add $30 TRILLION to the debt? Tax breaks for billionaires!!!

They’re fighting for billionaires. We’re fighting for YOU.

Why did Republicans gut health care? To fund tax breaks for billionaires.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 23h

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva was elected to Congress more than TWO weeks ago!

It’s way past time to swear her in—but instead, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans fled Washington, D.C., refusing to do their JOBS.

Really makes you wonder what’s in those Epstein files…

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 2d

The entire nation is talking about skyrocketing healthcare costs – and for good reason.

In this shutdown, we're holding the line against the Trump Administration's lawlessness to fight for a country we can all afford.

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans would rather have widespread flight delays and a shuttered government than affordable health insurance for Americans.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 1d

Trump’s attempts to crush the Constitutional rights to free speech and assembly in Democratic cities are straight out of the authoritarian handbook.

I will fight to protect the fundamental rights of every Oregonian and every American.

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Quote from article: Because I’ve spent much of my career covering authoritarian governments, I’m particularly alarmed by Trump’s attempt to create, in effect, his own Praetorian Guard, available to punish critics or Democratic cities. That is standard autocratic behavior, and in extreme cases — such as at Tiananmen Square in 1989 — I’ve seen such troops used to massacre protesters.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 2d

Kristi Noem is in Oregon to further Trump's mission of inciting violence. Don't take the bait.

Invading our cities with troops to stoke violence only justifies tightening Trump’s authoritarian grip. Our community is strong and we'll take care of one another.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives at Portland ICE facility visit

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could be coming to Portland today.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 2d

Democrats put forth two simple proposals: reverse attacks on health care and require the President to OBEY THE LAW by implementing bipartisan funding bills as written.

Instead of coming to the table to negotiate with Democrats, Republicans shut down the government.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 2d

A new KFF study shows that over 20 million Americans will have their ACA health care premiums MORE THAN DOUBLE because of the Republicans’ Big, Ugly BETRAYAL.

Instead of fixing the health care crisis THEY CREATED, Republicans shut down the government.

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Senate Budget Committee @senatebudget.bsky.social · 3d

Why are Republicans keeping the government shut down when the solution is so simple?

Pass Democrats’ plan to restore ACA tax credits and prevent millions of hardworking families from receiving a massive increase in their health insurance costs.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 2d

This is the Republican legacy: ripping vital health care away from families.

The Republican Big, Ugly BETRAYAL budget gutted Medicaid.

Democrats are fighting to restore the health care families need.

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new fed...

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 3d

Here’s what it all comes down to: Republicans shut down the government to avoid fixing the health care crisis THEY created.

If you’re dropped by your provider or your health insurance bill skyrockets, thank a Republican.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 3d

This is horrendous. The Trump Administration's flagrant disregard for the legal process directly threatens kids’ safety which is just plain wrong under any moral code.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...

Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US | CNN Politics

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country and receive a payment, according to three sou...

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 4d

Republicans are raising the cost of YOUR health care.
Republicans are exploding the price of YOUR utility bills.

And Republicans shut down the government and will grind the economy to a halt to avoid fixing the mess THEY made.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 5d

So let's protest -- but joyfully and peacefully. Do not get drawn into Trump's cycle of violence. It’s his goal to cite violence to justify more authoritarian power. Let's not let him achieve it.

Let’s show that Portland is a strong community where neighbors take care of each other.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 5d

This court ruling is a victory for rule of law.

There is no "rebellion" or "invasion" in PDX to justify federalizing Oregon's National Guard.

The president is not a king and Trump is shredding our Constitution.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 5d

Democrats put forth two straightforward proposals: reverse attacks on health care and require the President to FOLLOW THE LAW and implement funding bills as written.

Republicans chose to shut down the government.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 6d

Trump and Republicans are making people sicker and poorer. They shut down the government and will grind the economy to a halt because they don’t want to fix the health care crisis THEY created.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 6d

15 million people kicked off their health care.

Health insurance costs for families will massively increase.

Republicans shut down the government to make YOUR health care more expensive.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 6d

Republicans forced through the Big, Ugly BETRAYAL bill, and now Oregonians buying health insurance on the exchange could see the price of their policy go up by more than $1,300 per person!!!

Republicans are making YOUR health care more expensive.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 7d

A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE.

Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.

Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 7d

Here’s the Republican vision: Families lose, billionaires win. That’s why they slashed YOUR health care to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

Democrats are fighting for a better vision: Families win, and billionaires pay their fair share.

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 7d

Republicans cut health care to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

Republicans cut child nutritional benefits to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

Republicans exploded the debt by $30 TRILLION to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

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