"I don't know if we're making any significant progress," said Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) added, "It's nice to call it that," after hours of voting on amendments.
Aside from the blow to the insulin bill, the more than $700 billion party bill would be the Senate's infamous "Ramadan Vote," a modified marathon that would allow all senators to vote. ) was largely unaffected during About fine-tuning measures. Senate Democrats banded together to fend off more than 20 attempts to change the bill, often voting en masse even on the parts they supported.
Seven Republican senators supported keeping insulin caps for the private market: Bill Cassidy of Louisianaand Susan of Maine Collins, Josh Hawley of Missouri,Cindy Hydesmith of Mississippi, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Lisa of Alaska Markowski, Dan Sullivanof Alaska. It took 60 votes for the provision to remain in the bill.
The unlimited fix series began more than a year before him with a Democratic budget designed to set the stage for his $3.5 trillion social spending package that could sidestep filibusters. This is the final episode of a long drama. That vision has been whittled away for months, leading up to legislation the Senate is set to pass late Sunday, but it's far more than the health-care-only package Democrats thought they'd get from the Senate. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Just two weeks ago.
Democrats ultimately retained the core of the proposal and passed it by simple majority, overcoming Republican claims that parts of the bill did not meet Senate rules. The law includes lower prices on some prescription drugs, more than $300 billion in climate change and clean energy donations, a minimum 15% tax on large corporations, and a new 1% tax on stock buybacks. Tax included. The bill also strengthens IRS enforcement and extends Obamacare subsidies through his 2024 election.
The final bill was carefully negotiated to gain the support of all 50 of her members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. And for most Democrats, that means no more change — even the changes they support. D-Ohio) and Michael Bennett (D-Colorado) opposed the senator's attempt.Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed to change the child tax credit and corporate tax language of the bill. In fact, they supported this, with Brown saying he would "withdraw the bill" if approved. Sanders didn't give up when he lost 1-97.
"It's a great fix. I'm very happy with it and I think it shows that all Democrats and Republicans voted against them. Sanders said Sunday morning. Said around 8: "I'm fighting for you. I think that should be the message instead of coming up with complicated reasons why you can't vote." He said he would support the bill if it passed. His vows to ultimately support the bill, coupled with near-total unity among Democrats opposing the amendment, led to the bill being passed under rules that allowed it to avoid filibuster. rice field. The House is scheduled to consider the bill on Friday.
Manchin surprised his colleagues late last month when he reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on tax and climate provisions as part of the deal. Schumer has since made some big changes to appease cinema, reducing the taxes certain investors pay and removing language that narrows the loopholes that could make $14 billion in revenue.
Democrats add 1% excise tax to stock buyback expected to raise $73 billion while adjusting minimum corporate tax rate to appease worried manufacturers Agreed. The bill once included a $300 billion deficit reduction, but the Congressional Budget Office has yet to provide a full score for the revised bill's provisions.
During the Lama vote, Democrats proposed alternatives to several Republican proposals to protect vulnerable members of their own party. It included a side-by-side debate on Title 42, a polarizing Trump-era policy that imposed I tried to insert a provision to create it, but I could not get the support of the majority of my colleagues. Georgian only.Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff joined Sanders' efforts to expand Medicare. Warnock's own attempt to allow the bill to expand Medicaid to states blocking Obamacare's more lenient Medicaid language also failed.5-94. The proposal passed the Senate's review of the Medicare portion of the prescription drug reform plan, but Democrats backed another pillar that would punish drug companies for raising prices for individuals with private health insurance. lost. The bill's tax, clean energy and environmental provisions also went unscathed.