Aug 09 Watch 10:41 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer discusses Democrats’ major climate and health bill President Biden on Tuesday signed the bipartisan CHIPS Act into law, just days before his top health care, tax and climate change bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act heads to the House, where it's likely to pass after proceeding… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 7:35 White House economic adviser Brian Deese discusses the Senate budget bill and inflation The Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act is a major legislative victory for the Biden administration and it comes after months of negotiations on Capitol Hill. Brian Deese, chair of the National Economic Council and President Biden's top economic… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:14 What the reconciliation bill would do to boost clean energy and combat global warming By William Brangham If the House passes the Inflation Reduction Act in the coming days it will lead to by far the biggest investment the federal government has made on tackling climate change. Several estimates have indicated the initiative may mean a 40… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 7:54 Amy Walter and Annie Linskey on how the Inflation Reduction Act could impact the midterms Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the Democrats' major legislative victory with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act… Continue watching
Aug 07 Senate narrowly passes Democrats’ economic package, sends it to House By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 2:45 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… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 12:14 Brooks and Capehart on Democrats’ climate bill and critical primary elections New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how Democrats are moving closer to passing a new climate and spending bill and a look at… Continue watching
Aug 04 Democrats reach agreement with Sinema on economic package, setting the stage for a Senate vote By Alan Fram, Associated Press Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a centrist who was seen as the pivotal vote, said in a statement that she had agreed to changes in the measure's tax and energy provisions and was ready to “move forward” on the bill. Continue reading