call inflation reduction act will not only lower cost for consumers but will not raise taxes on the middle class. republicans argue it will not help you alleviate inflation and it will take money out of people s pockets and hurt americans across a number of key sectors. chief congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill and he has the latest for us. good evening, the senate waited all day but the past hour the senate got a text, the bill is 755 pages in length, democrat plans to pass the bill overnight. this is one of the most comprehensive impactful bills congress has seen in decades. it will reduce inflation, lower prescription drug costs, fight climate change, close tax loopholes and reduce the deficit. all gop members of postville, that s right democrats need all 50 of their members to vote yes. vice president harris could be needed to break a tie. republicans call the bill a farce. let s start with the bills title. inflation reduction act, it
we ll speak with the chair of the house armed services committee adam smith. a final verdict is expected at any moment from moscow. brittney griner s cannabis possession case. the wnba star addressing the court during closing arguments just moments ago. let s go ahead and listen to part of her statement. russian translators have been edited out. my parents taught me two important things. one, take ownership for your responsibilities and, two, work hard for everything that you have. that s why i pled guilty to my charges. i understand everything that s being said against me, the charges that are against me. and that is why i pled guilty. but i had no intent to break any russian laws. i want the court to understand that it was an honest mistake that i made while in russia, under stress, trying to recover from post-covid and just trying to get back to my team. griner pleaded guilty after her arrest nearly six months ago at moscow s airport, and prosecutors are asking for 9
heat across the country. thanks for joining us. the situation room starts now happening. now, the biden campaign slams donald trump as a convicted criminal who s only out for him self, in a staving new app. this as trump has been plotting, 20 21st strategy with house speaker mike johnson, were tracking the rising tensions and the sharpening attacks just ahead of the historic biden trump debate on cnn. also tonight, a potentially ominous meeting reveal as russia she s bladder, we re putting is set to hold talks with kim jong-un in north korea, the us, raising concerns as two of its fiercest adversaries looked to strengthen their alliance against the west i m a very fast moving california wildfire explodes in size, fueled by hot, gusty winds and forcing evacuations extremely rather endangering millions of americans including large swaths of the country at risk of record heat welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world i will blitzer urine the the sit
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