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Majority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. The Senate Democrats are aiming to move to a new reconciliation package as they are expected to submit to Senator Wednesday a statement about a proposal to allow Medicare to affect prescription drug prices. ..
The last time the Democrats tried to submit a large-scale reconciliation bill, it was shot down by Senator Joe Manchin, who felt it was too high when the country was already dealing with significant inflation. This time, according to Punchbowl News, Manchin at least agrees with the idea of Medicare prescription drugs.
A summary of the proposed bill states that it will affect drug prices. It also includes a free vaccine for the elderly and an increase to help pay premiums and out-of-pocket payments for low-income Americans.
Schumaer may be making progress in that regard, but it allows Democrats to revive and pass President Joe Biden’s “better buildback” law, or a smaller version of it. It does not mean that. Senate leaders and Manchin are still discussing other parts of the package, such as climate change and tax reform, Punchbowl reported.
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Last year, Manchin said he had done “everything humanly possible” to negotiate a compromise with the party leader and develop a plan that he could support with peace of mind, but in the end those efforts failed. finished.
Mr Manchin said in December that too many bills were being pushed by his fellow Democrats between ongoing inflation, government bonds, “geopolitical unrest” and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“When these things happen like now … I can’t vote to continue this bill,” he said. Despite all the work he and other Democrats have spent to make it work, they can’t vote for it.
Manchin had previously offered a $ 1.7 trillion price tag for spending packages, but his Democratic colleagues didn’t make the necessary compromises, he said. He noted that both he and President Biden worked hard to make it work.
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“What we have to do is get our financial institution in place, but we can pay for what we are doing and we can do it. “He said.
Mr Manchin said back in December that lawmakers should deal with inflation that “hurts many Americans.” Since then, the problem has only worsened.