Senate approves to advance Inflation Reduction Act with VP Harris breaking tie
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The package, a dwindled version of earlier multitrillion-dollar measures that Democrats failed to advance, has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.
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Senate Dems announce they have the votes to pass Inflation Reduction Act
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Senate approves to advance Inflation Reduction Act with VP Harris breaking tie
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, 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.
The package, a dwindled version of earlier multitrillion-dollar measures that Democrats failed to advance, has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.
The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act along party lines following hours of debate and a flurry of amendments that stretched through Saturday night and into Sunday afternoon.
The package, a dwindled version of earlier multitrillion-dollar measures that Democrats failed to advance, has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.
Senate Democrats on Sunday passed sweeping legislation containing provisions to address climate change, health care and taxes, a huge step forward on the party’s agenda after more than a year of halting negotiations.
The Senate is in full swing since beginning the vote-a-rama on the “Inflation Reduction Act” that started around 11 p.m. Saturday night. Senators from bother sides of the aisle are working
Senate Democrats pushed their Inflation Reduction Act to the next steps with a simple 51 majority vote after Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote.The
Democrats pushed the legislation through the evenly divided chamber, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie and overcoming unanimous Republican opposition.
More than eight hours into debate, party lawmakers appeared on track to deliver the political centerpiece of President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda.
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