ron desantis slimming punished for something that hasn t even happened. yet can desantis take that page straight out of the authoritarian playbook? all of that and more is coming up, so let s get started. good morning to you on this very busy sunday. i am katie fang. senate democrats are on the brink of a spending bill intended to lower health care costs, tackle climate change and bring down the deficit. here s a live, look right now, at the chamber. floor lawmakers going on more than seven hours now, applauding through a pile of amendments in what is known as vote-a-rama. the measure advance on a party line vote of 51 to 50, with vice president kamala harris casting the tie breaking vote, and overcoming unanimous republican opposition. the azar 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative with the motion to proceed being a great. too. while democrats are trying to push ahead with democrat domestic priorities, for pr
michigan about it, all in a few minutes. but i want to start here in alabama, and the most restrictive and punitive abortion bans in the united country. anyone, whether or not they are a medical professional might be sentenced to prison for up to 99 years if they are found to have caused an abortion in this state. people here are also prohibited from helping someone access abortion care, or even giving out information about it. well, doing those things could be considered conspiracy under the states law, which is been in effect since june 24th. that is the day the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. later on in our show, we will explore this further in another installment of the last across america, featuring my conversation with former abortion care providers, clinics have, advocates and a lawmaker who are navigating through the new realities of living in post row alabama. but here is the thing. alabama is not an outlier. it is punitive measures, they are a feature, not a
u.s. history, putting forth more than 300 billion dollars for climate clean energy investment, including a methane reduction program, which rewards farmers and ranchers for reducing methane emissions. environmental justice block grants, a climate bank provision to make investments in clean energy technology, and energy efficiency. an extension of the electric vehicle tax credit. guaranteed wage rates for clean energy jobs, in four billion dollars for drought funding, one of several items of the democratic arizona senator kirsten sinema negotiated into the bill in order to end her hold out for. it on drug pricing, the inflation production act gives medicare the power to negotiate some prices with drug companies for the first time, with the goal of lowering prescription drug costs for seniors. however, a provision would ve kept the price increase for prescription drugs in the commercial market, but penalizing companies, was blocked by the senate parliamentarian. she said it cou
look for lessons. from the kansas vote as a republican scramble to soften their messaging ahead of the midterms. and later, a popular female politician is quote, not ripe enough to be president. gas was notorious conservative tv personality said that. the right is taking the war on woman to a whole new level and you better believe it, i have some thoughts on that. all of that and more is coming up, so let s get started. we begin this morning on capitol hill. senate democrats are just hours away from starting the lengthy process of passing a signature package aimed at tackling climate change, expanding health care and capping drug prices. and bc, julia jester is on the hill with the details. julia, it s an understatement to say that this is not a long time in the making. can you walk us through what will happen today? saturday in d.c.? good morning katie, that would be an understatement. lawmakers have been working on this bill for over a year and there are a lot of componen
exceptions for the life and health of the woman. and even that i have learned is a highly subjective matter. hundreds of appointments across the state were canceled immediately. now this man the new status quo here ever since. alabama s laws been called the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation. and makes providing abortions a class a felony, punishable by up to 99 years in prison. on top of that, providing having access that care could also be a crime and it s not clear where she might go to obtain reproductive health care, and women who are pregnant here worry that any miscarriage can make them a criminal suspect. and a week since roe, fell all of alabama s neighboring states have been acting their old man making virtually inaccessible across the entire south east region of the united states. people in alabama will likely have to travel hundreds of miles across multiple states in some cases, to get a safe and legal abortion. i have come here, to speak with the medical