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Aug 06

Democrats’ climate, health and tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle

By Alan Fram, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

A divided Senate voted Saturday to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes past its initial test as it starts moving through Congress.

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Aug 06

Senate parliamentarian approves most drug price controls in Democrats’ economic package

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Elizabeth MacDonough, the chamber's rules arbiter, said provisions must be removed that would force drugmakers to pay rebates if their prices rise above inflation for products they sell to private insurers.

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Aug 05

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Democrats move closer to sweeping tax, climate change and health care bill

By Lisa Desjardins

Senate Democrats are one step closer to passing a sweeping tax, climate change, and health care bill now that Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema voiced her support. The last Democratic holdout agreed to vote for the package after party leaders altered…

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Aug 01

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Sen. Jon Tester discusses roadblocks for a bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have long been working to pass the PACT Act, a key bill that would expand health care access to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. But what was supposed to be easy passage on a bipartisan…

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Jul 28

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Senate agreement on climate change, health care revives Biden’s legislative agenda

Senate Democrats are lauding a deal on a spending package to reduce the deficit, lower health care costs, raise corporate taxes and combat climate change. It's a stunning development after more than a year of negotiations had failed to win…

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Jul 28

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U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, stoking fears of a recession

New data out Thursday shows the U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, raising concerns that the nation might be nearing, if not already in, a recession. The White House pushed back against that idea, pointing to strong job…

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Jul 26

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Democrats’ efforts to codify same-sex marriage

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been working to pass legislation that upholds protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, is at…

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Jul 18

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How some members of the Republican Party have normalized the use of violent rhetoric

By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori

The Jan. 6 panel recently presented new evidence on how former President Trump stoked violence leading up to the Capitol insurrection. But the escalation and normalization of violent rhetoric has extended beyond Trump, becoming a dangerous feature of Republican campaigns…

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Jul 15

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What Sen. Joe Manchin’s rejection of new spending means for the climate change fight

President Biden is sharply ratcheting back his expectations Friday for a major economic aid package. This comes as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has ruled out backing key funding proposals for his party's action on climate change. Lisa Desjardins joins William…

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Jul 12

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What we learned on Day 7 of the Jan. 6 hearings

The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh public hearing Tuesday afternoon with a focus on connections between extremist groups and the Trump White House. The hearing ended with a dramatic revelation that former President Trump recently called a witness the…

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