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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 17h

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 · 18h

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 · 19h

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 · 1d

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 · 23h

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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.
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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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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

Republicans know that undocumented people can’t enroll in Medicaid coverage. That's the law.

They’re LYING to you to distract you as they kick 15 million people off their health care and raise the cost of YOUR health insurance.

Republicans are making us sicker and poorer.

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

Republicans are making YOUR health care more expensive.

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

What a surprise: Russ Vought is breaking the law, and for what? To bend the knee to Trump and his billionaire buddies.

Ripping funding away from only blue states will raise utility bills for EVERYONE. It’s not rocket science.

Vought is unfit to serve in this or any administration.

Screenshot of tweet from OMB Director Russ Vought: Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled. More info to come from
@ENERGY
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The projects are in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 7d

Take it from Mr. Art of the Deal, if there’s a shutdown, the president is to blame.

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

Republicans refused to fix the health care crisis THEY CREATED.

Now, they have shut down the government and ground the economy to a halt.

Trump and Republicans own this shutdown.

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

Trump and Republicans are making people sicker and poorer.

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

We are in an extraordinarily dangerous moment. Trump summoned generals and told them that he plans to send the military into cities as a "training ground" to "eliminate the enemy from within."

There's no invasion. There's just a President breaking the law to tighten his authoritarian grip. HELL NO.

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

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.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump: "Portland, Oregon, where it looks like a war zone. I get a call from the liberal governor, 'Sir, please don't come in, we don't need you.' I said, unless they're playing false tapes, this looks like World War 2."

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