Senate passes Democrats’ sweeping health care and climate bill

Senate passes Democrats’ sweeping health care and climate bill

Sunday, August 7, 2022


CNN — 

The Senate on Sunday afternoon passed Democrats’ $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill, in a significant victory for President Joe Biden and his party.

The final, party-line vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. The package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and its final passage would give Democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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