More than 40 million people relied on the food-assistance program in 2024, or about 12% of the population. Many are located in red districts represented by legislators who support gutting the aid.

Many Democratic senators voted with the majority of their Republican colleagues to block an amendment by Sen. Susan Collins that aimed to increase the amount of money in the rural hospital relief fund.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins The Weeknight in the middle of the Senate's vote-a-rama to slam the GOP tax bill, warning that its deep Medicaid cuts and corporate giveaways are not only wildly unpopular but could also reshape the country—and the balance of power in Congress—if passed.