manchin earlier back in july, but now we do have this bill that has passed the senate. it is headed to the house. it has the biggest investment in climate ever to come out of congress and $369 billion. it also has a host of health care provisions in it, including expanding those affordable care act subsidies. for the first time ever, medicare will negotiate the price of some drugs that s going to cap out of pocket expenses at $2,000 for people on medicare, and also going to limit the cost of insulin, which is a popular drug that a lot of americans on medicare use for anybody on medicare, it s going to cap that at $35 a month, and puts in new tax provisions as well. chief among them, a 15% minimum tax on some of the largest corporations in america. that s a little bit of what s in the bill. it does go to the house where we are expecting it to pass and go to president biden s desk. victor, you alluded to this. it is really the latest in a string of victories for president bid
cnn through the crime scene. plus, she s the one that we wanted and treasured. singer, actress, and icon olivia newton-john passes away. hello, and welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we begin with our politics lead. president biden began his week on the cusp of a huge win for his party. the senate this weekend in a marathon voting session passed the democratic branded inflation reduction act strictly along party lines. every single republican voted against it. the bill now heads to the house. it is expected to pass along party lines there as well. and president biden could sign it into law as soon as friday. the massive $750 billion bill contains sweeping health care provisions, tax increases on wealthy corporations, and the largest climate investments in u.s. history. and this comes as the president and first lady tour eastern kentucky, where hellish flooding killed more than three dozen people and caused catastrophic damage to communities. presi
i think people are now are looking to blame somebody because of the terrible thing that happened that had nothing to do with the law of california. heather: corporal was lay today rest on saturday. house speaker nancy pelosi toning down calls to impeach the president within her party. if and when the time comes for impeachment, it would have to be something that has bipartisan way. heather: well, pelosi speaking out after video went viral of new democrat congresswoman vowing to kick president trump out of office. when your son looks at you, bullies don t win, baby, they don t because we will go in there and [cheers and applause] heather: refusing to apologize saying i will always speak truth to power unapologetically me. joe biden one step closer to deciding on 2020 presidential
Run. democratic officials telling new york times the former vice president will make decision in 2 weeks, biden has told friends that he believes he s the party s best chance at beating president trump, the parties big donors are pressuring biden to decide by the end of january. and then there s this vermont newspaper begging senator bernie sanders not to run in 2020. the paper s editorial board writing, we fear a sanders risk dividing the well-fractured democratic party and could lead to another split in 2020 presidential vote, there s too much at stake to take that gamble. although sanders topped progressive straw poll of potential candidates last month he s not officially announced a 2020 run. well, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is shaking things up in first few days on capitol hill, the self-proclaimed democratic socialist revealing new details about her green energy initiative including
Rob: welcome back, joe biden one step closer to deciding on 2020 presidential run. democratic officials telling new york times the former vp will make decision next two weeks, times said he told friends he has chance to beating president trump. jillian: vermont newspaper begging another possible candidate not to run, editorial board criticizing senator bernie sanders, we fear dividing the well-fractured democratic party and could lead to another split in 2020 presidential vote. too much at stake to take the gamble. sanders hasn t officially announced 2020 run. rob: sanders-trump, this would be interesting. jillian: 1 million more cars recalled over new concerns over