economic legislation through the senate. the inflation redaction act represents what would be the largest investment in energy and climate programs in u.s. history. it would extend health care subsidies and give medicare the power to negotiate prescription drug prices. senator schumer says it will close tax loopholes and reduce the deficit by $300 billion. cnn s sunlen serfaty is on capitol hill with the latest on the deal. reporter: good morning. this is certainly a big breakthrough on capitol hill and democrats and the white house certainly breathing a huge sigh of relief this morning. senator sinema coming out and announcing that she is on board, that she s going to move forward with this bill, meaning that democrats very likely have the votes to get this passed through on capitol hill, and this is a major piece of the biden administration with major investments in climate, energy and health care, as well as tax reform. it was on that issue of tax reform where senator
around, couldn t afford one, he was kicking around, what is it, basically like a grapefruit around, what is it, basically like a grapefruit and things like a sack with newspapers and it s because he wasn t with newspapers and it s because he wasn t able with newspapers and it s because he wasn t able to have a football. and his story wasn t able to have a football. and his story begins from there, rocket boosters. his story begins from there, rocket boosters, where he goes, 17 playing in the boosters, where he goes, 17 playing in the world cup winning the world cup. as in the world cup winning the world cup, as you ve reported so well tonight cup, as you ve reported so well tonight. and i kind, immortalised now tonight. and i kind, immortalised how irr tonight. and i kind, immortalised how in the tonight. and i kind, immortalised now in the pantheon of football greats now in the pantheon of football greats. when he was asked once how it feels greats. when he was a
america, bringing thejoys of started a sporting revolution in america, bringing the joys of the spirit to continence. it can t be underestimated how much he has done for sport notjust in south america but across the world. the for sport notjust in south america but across the world. for sport notjust in south america but across the world. the son says he was the but across the world. the son says he was the king but across the world. the son says he was the king of but across the world. the son says he was the king of the but across the world. the son says he was the king of the ball, - he was the king of the ball, brazil legend dies, the fact that he is such a cultural and national icon, a national hero in brazil but also as you say, known around the world just that one name and immediately everybody knows who you are talking about. he everybody knows who you are talking about. ., , , everybody knows who you are talking about. . , , , about. he wasn t ust the first modern
lineker, the england great. so that from gary lineker, and as i say, so many of the current greats, lionel messi tweeting a short while ago, rest in peace, from the current argentinian captain. the latest man to lift the world cup. a great story a little earlier, we were hearing that pele used to joke about who was the greatest and would reference lionel messi and tease him for not having won three world cups like he had. so, so many other football greats paying their own tributes, as well as of course the family tributes that we have been reading out in the last little while. i have also been talking to
year, beyond football, argentina has had such a hard time. you know, inflation here has been above 25% for the last ten years, up almost 50% in the last five years, and it s almost 100% this year. people are having a really hard time. they so much needed this happiness, and it s going to last. i am sure people are going to celebrate for days. so it s been 36 years waiting for glory, all these years waiting for lionel messi to finally get his world cup, and finally they have it. and mentioning lionel messi, where in the pantheon of football greats does he stand, do you think? well, everybody was saying, you know, he s not maradona because he doesn t have a world cup, and now he does. i mean, a lot of people are saying maradona is like the god in the sky, and messi who by the way they call the messiah, on account of his name he is likejesus on earth. so now i think they re both perhaps equal,