or it is how we are seeing in the world. president biden and the democrats in congress have a stronger than ever record to run on. senator coons, i know you re tired. i have one more question. it s taking us behind the scenes, i m fascinated by the moment in which the amendment passed by republican senator, john thune. some folks were staking in their boots because of senator sinema voting in favor of the amendment. we saw the passage of that amendment and how quickly it was that the democrats were able to come up with that pay for and move forward. yes. that had been worked out in the hour or so before. there was a lot of behind the scenes important work by the floor staff, by leadership staff, by folks from the finance committee. and we found a solution, a way to make sure that all 50 members of our caucus stood together, that we were able to get this bill over the finish line even though we had two weeks okay. just some happens when you go
that was. smart on the hill as to what s stands out the most to a lot of legislators, which issue within this legislation is standing out, are they caring about the most? well, whether it actually does a significant job and reducing inflation, that s a big factor we re not so sure. i think it s the prescription growth. this is a lobbying fight between air p and pharma, it s not like once i get but arp i don t mean to cut you off, that s exactly what i was gonna say. they took the hits when it came to prescription jar pricing that was the one thing both in the parliamentarian, earlier on today as well that took some major hats when it came to prescription drug pricing, things they want to get across the finish line. that s right, yeah. that s what legislation it s. especially in a 50/50 senate and basically a 50/50 house. you will get everything you
between republicans and it regrets. he saw favre president trump go after manchin over the weekend last night for his support of this. you know, a lot of republicans were praising sinema and manchin. now they re not. so now it s game on and it s election time. this is going to be front and center of the entire fall debate, whether it is house, senate, other races. they re gonna be talking about this bill and whether it s good for america are not. let me ask you this question. should democrats concentrate more on their winds or concentrate on what republicans were not able to do? i, effected not step up to the plate to vote for the things that they made sure were not included in this bill. for instance, when it comes to a cap on insulin, something that affects certainly a lot of older americans in this country that don t necessarily have the money to pay for insulin. it is becoming more and more expensive admits to inflation. listen, it s always good to
want, you are talking to senator coons eating get everything he wants. they got something, it s more significant on climate than i thought that joe manchin will go along for. if you talk to activists they wanted more. they always do. but they were pleasantly surprised. do you think he was feeling pressure because of his reputation as a senator, that s why he finally got on board negotiating with leader schumer? i interviewed manchin a lot, he really, really wanted to pass. something that he didn t want to pass with bernie sanders won it back. as he changed. it he used his power and his leverage, while he had that leverage in the new senate, we ll see if democrats retain or the majority. and all likelihood, the house is gonna flip to republican. this type of bill may not pass next year because you could have the biden government, or some type of reconciliation. bell yeah, i think manchin felt some heat, senator sinema felt some heat. remember, both are up for
reelection in 2024. there s a lot of talk about primary challenge against senator sinema in particular. hence, the region what she s feeling all the pressure within our state especially where was she was gonna land on this legislation. bob and liz if you would stand by, we ll continue be watching the hell there, and leader schumer i m taking that threats conference any moment. now i want to go to the white house quickly, they re standing by with a statement from the president i missed the package, the passage of the inflation reduction act. what are you hearing? well, yasmin, the president released a statement around the passage as one can expect he s celebrating this news. saying that senate democrats sided with american families over special interests today. he said they lower the cost of project description drugs in the state and he goes down to break down how it will benefit american families, seniors, out of pocket spending when it comes to prescription drugs. it doesn t men