Rachel Maddow

“This bill is screwing over Donald Trump's own voters. Americans disapprove of it by a 21-point margin. They cut Medicaid, they cut food stamps, they cut school funding — and they signed it on the Fourth of July like it was something to celebrate.”

“They passed a bill that cuts Medicaid by $880 billion to pay for tax cuts for people making over $400,000 a year. They did it by one vote at 3 AM. If you want to understand what this Congress is, that is the whole story.”

“The HALT Fentanyl Act permanently classifies fentanyl analogues as Schedule I with mandatory minimums. Civil rights groups say it repeats every mistake of the War on Drugs — mass incarceration without addressing the root causes of addiction.”

“The disaster relief bill passed 366 to 34. That is the kind of margin you get when you are doing something people actually need. The 34 no votes were Republicans who objected to aid for California wildfires. Think about that. Voting against disaster relief because of which state got hit.”

“The bill requires detention based on charges, not convictions. Being charged with shoplifting — not convicted, charged — is now grounds for mandatory federal detention. That is a significant expansion of government power over individuals who have not been found guilty of anything.”

“This bill is a solution in search of a problem. Infanticide is already illegal in all 50 states. What this bill actually does is insert politicians between doctors and patients in emergency medical situations. The Senate was right to block it.”