Mazie Hirono: “I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Levin). Without…”

I call it the thousand pages of pain and the billionaires' gain. It is bad enough that my colleagues have been on the floor talking about how this bill is going to hurt people on Medicaid, taking food away from our children and families…

We have a President who tried to totally eliminate the Department of Education.

I happen to be the only naturalized citizen sitting on this committee, and I am horrified by the implication that naturalized citizens basically get second-class citizenship.

This is what authoritarians do. None of us is safe from this regime.