let s increase those numbers. my original bill with senator durbin and king, was the third, and the crew went for 20%. that s good enough. that s one of the things we ll talk about at the hearing. there were so many things that open up loopholes, basically, for people like donald trump that want to illegally claim victory that he can use to this advantage. that s why this is so important to get this done. i m glad a bipartisan group came together. and look looking forward to cheering the hearing. let s move to an issue front and center to many americans. this week, you held a virtual press conference where you urged your colleagues to pass legislation that would lower the cost of prescription drugs by empowering medicare to negotiate prices. are you confident congress can take action on this before the end of the summer, and before voters head to the polls in the midterms? i am, l, and that s because
one is health care, democrats in congress lowered health care premiums for americans the first couple months in office and are working to extend those, as well as empowering medicare. not a single republican in the house or senate wants to join us and my question is why not? you raise a good point. joe manchin says i m not on board with taxes and i m on board with prescription drug prices. do you think indeed if manchin were willing to narrow things down and leader schumer and speaker pelosi could narrow down just a prescription drug bill you would support that and that would pass? it exemplifies that democrats are united that medicare should be able to negotiate drug prices and help
is. but empowering medicare to directly negotiate prices in part b and part d, this deal will directly reduce out of pocket drug spending for millions of patients every time that they visit the pharmacy or doctor and senator sinema has told me she supports this agreement. i think we re there. we re starting to get clarity on timing. nancy pelosi believes we should have bill text tonight. schumer says the senate needs next week the scrub the bill. schumer tends to put it on the floor the week of november 15. that s why the house could vote hear this week but it s unclear in the house could handle potential changes by the senate. neil? neil: chad pergram, thanks very much. last time we spoke to mark warner said nobody would be quick but it would be
Permanent child tax credit, Tax subsidies for affordable housing, Tax break for child care expenses, Subsidies to promote green farming practices, Additional funding for election infrastructure, Funding for broadband internet, Electric vehicle charging stations, Medicare coverage expansion for dental, vision and hearing care, Lowering the age of Medicare eligibility.
Funding is crucial: Paying for all the proposed spending could be a decisive issue for many lawmakers, especially following a pandemic year with trillions in federal relief spending that sent deficits and debt soaring.
Sen. Joe Manchin (WV), a key vote in a closely divided Senate, repeated his belief Tuesday that the package must include sufficient revenues. “Everything should be paid for,” he said. “How much more debt can y’all handle?”
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