. . rachel: fox news alert. showdown in the senate. lawmakers engaged in a vote-a-rama all night long over dozen of politically charged issues. will: live look at senate floor. senators continue to argue whether the inflation reduction act will do anything to help ease inflation. joey: alexandria hoff live in washington with the latest? reporter: this vote-a-rama is part of the senate budget process where senators allow unlimited amendments. senator graham opposed a amendment by maggie hassan. they wouldn t let you do this in professional wrestling. what you re doing is deceitful, is dishonest. we ll call you out. reporter: vote-a-rama started 11:5 according to chad pergram. likely wraps up mid-morning, midday today. senator collins had a statement about irs workers. this reconciliation bill is culmination of year of negotiations of democrats pursuing a stripped down version of the build back better bill. this one dubbed by democrats as the inflation reduction act. $433
tonight, we begin with breaking news. the senate is in a rare, saturday night session, as democrats work to advance their sweeping health care, and climate bill, towards final passage. passage that could come as soon as this weekend. the bill, and the inflation reduction act, the i.r.a., would represent the largest climate investment in u.s. history. it will make major health policy by giving medicare the power, for the first time ever, to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs. the package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and it would give democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives. ones that they sought for decades. they could get them ahead of the midterms. vice president, kamala harris, casting the tie breaking vote on the motion to proceed. the senate has, officially, begun debating the legislation. joining me now, norman ornstein, who is an emerita scholar in american enterprise institute. he is also a contributing editor from the atlan
the entire senate will be in a vote-a-rama. the next phase of passing key legislation called the inflation reduction act. if it is passed, it is a big win for the american people, addressing not just inflation, but climate change and drug prices. also, this hour, republicans and the conspiracy theory contest at cpac in texas. it s another sign the gop is no longer the party of reagan. a new face off in florida, an elected prosecutor stands up to ron desantis s extreme agenda targeting reproductive care and more. that prosecutor now suspended is here. and later, truth prevailed against alex jones war on truth. shock jock forced to pay the price for lies about the sandy hook massacre. but, will it stop him? this is american voices. we begin this eke with a potentially historic week in washington, as senate democrats push for deliver on keeps is that the biden agenda. a live look at the senate floor right now, as senators debate the inflation reduction act, also called the ira.
to the senate s efforts for the association bill. plus, the ripple effects of the kansas bill to protect abortion rights. what it could signal for the midterms. and, what goes around, comes around. alex jones has been ordered to pay more than $49 million to the parents of a sandy hook shooting victim. let s get started. tonight, we begin with breaking news. the senate is in a rare, saturday night session, as democrats work to advance their sweeping health care, and climate bill, towards final passage. passage that could come as soon as this weekend. the bill, and the inflation reduction act, the i. r. a., would represent the largest climate investment in u.s. history. it will make major health policy by giving medicare the power, for the first time ever, to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs. the package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and it would give democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives. ones that they sought for decades. they c
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