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democrats wasted no time taking a bow. at last we have arrived and we are elated. every member of my caucus is elated about what happened because we really have changed the world in a way that you rarely get an opportunity to do that. it is going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today. harris: many economists paint a very different picture from he just said calling the inflation reduction act saying it will do exactly the opposite and republicans are warning the legislation will wind up raising taxes on the middle class. they call it the inflation reduction act. the most orwellian name in the senate since i ve been there. people paid 26 paychecks a year, biden policies have consumed four of those 26 paychecks out of every year. that is appalling. it is doubling appalling they would spend more and raise taxes in the middle of a recession while we re in inflation. harris: the spending plan
six months to plan. and brittney griner is returning to a russian courtroom as she is possibly learning her fate in a russian penal system. welcome to the lead with jake tapper. house speaker nancy pelosi is in taiwan and ignoring weeks of learning from president biden and threats of retaliation from the chinese government, and she says it is america s unwavering commitment to the american democracy which china views as inseparable part of its territory. and president biden said that the u.s. military does not believe it is a good idea for her to visit and it would and could increase tensions between beijing and washington, but president biden stopped short of instructing her not to go. and short of her arrival, there was a sign that flashed welcome to taiwan, speaker nancy pelosi. and china was furious. the foreign minister renewed xi jinping s warning that she was playing with fire in taiwan and added that those who play with fire shall surely perish by it. and ma