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.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Oregon
Jeff Merkley
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Voting Record — 783
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align96%
Cross-party0%
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Jeff Merkley
U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon
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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 93 sponsored · 411 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
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.
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
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.
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
No baby should lose health care.
No senior should be kicked out of a nursing home.
No rural hospital should close.
That’s what Donald Trump and Republicans’ budget let’s happen — all to make their billionaire buddies even richer.
Democrats won’t let that stand.
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is leading efforts to uncover how much taxpayer money is being wasted on Trump’s renaming of the Department of Defense.
Trump has illegally frozen and even cancelled critical funding families rely on but will spend freely on political theater.
Yanking broadcast licenses from TV outlets because you don’t like what they’re saying is an authoritarian assault on free speech. It’s un-American and just plain wrong.
Donald Trump is trampling on the Constitution.
We know that plastics are invading our lives—our food, our water, even our bloodstreams.
Now we know that chemicals in plastics are linked to infertility and premature birth.
Two more reasons to pass my Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act!
Trump said he’d lower prices on day one.
The reality? He’s exploding your grocery budget.
This is TRUMPFLATION at work.
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
Working families counted on Republicans to pass a spending bill that helps everyday people but Republicans have smashed that hope once again with a families lose, billionaires win proposal.
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
This administration is responsible for the most blatant attacks on the free press in American history.
What will be left of the First Amendment when he’s done?
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
Kimmel.
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley
Oregon Sen. Merkley wants the U.S. to push for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict by recognizing Palestine as its own state alongside Israel.
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-merkley-urges-us-senate-trump-recognize-palestine-state-israel/?cid=bluesky_
I’m leading the first-ever Senate resolution in support of Palestinian statehood. There is only one pathway that builds security, peace, and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians. That path is two states for two peoples.
To believe in freedom of speech is to support that free speech, even if you disagree dramatically with the point of view being expressed.
Surely every Republican who has ever decried cancel culture will be up in arms about this. Right?
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Voting History783 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
783 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | 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 | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (71-29) |
| 2025-12-17 | — | End debate | YES | 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) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-46) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-46) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-12-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-12-08 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-12-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (57-32) |
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.