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Senator Joe Manchin touted an agreement with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a reconciliation package as legislation that could stem inflation and help climate change, but just three months before the midterm elections, history broke. It may not be enough to help Democrats facing serious headwinds.Hillary Clinton’s former chief strategist.
“I don’t think it’s a certainty yet,” Mark Penn, Clinton’s chief strategist during the 2008 election, told Fox News Digital. “I don’t think it will affect the midterm elections in any way, which will be driven by inflation, not Congressional action.”
Voters see inflation and the economy as key election issues, multiple polls show, beating out gun violence and crime, abortion and immigration, and a Fox News poll in June said: It shows that most Americans trust Republicans more than Democrats to handle inflation.
Manchin announced Wednesday night that he had reached an agreement with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) on an economic bill that would cut energy and health care costs. ”
Manchin Deal is ‘Desperate Attempt’ by Democrats to Distract Voters, House Republicans Say
Fiercely contested Democrats have urged the Biden administration to take further steps to combat inflation, and the president urged Congress earlier this month to quickly introduce an economic bill before the August recess. rice field. .
In a White House statement released in July, Biden said, “If Congress takes this action, families across the country will be able to rest in peace. The Senate will move forward and pass legislation before the August recess. It should be passed and brought to my desk so I can sign it.” 15. 15.
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The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act includes $433 billion in new spending to be paid through several tax measures, including a 15% minimum corporate tax, drug price reform, strengthening the IRS and closing carry interest loopholes. It is Schumer’s office.
The spending includes measures to increase domestic energy production and reduce carbon emissions, with a commitment to reduce carbon pollution by 40% by 2030.
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Manchin also urged his colleagues to “put away the partisan sword and advance laws that are in the best interest of the future of this country and the American people we all represent.”
“The question for my colleagues is whether they will put electoral politics aside and embrace the common sense approach that the vast majority of Americans support and that best serves the future of this country.