TODAY: House Expected To Pass Sweeping Climate Bill

NBC News reports:

The House is expected to pass a sweeping Democratic bill to combat climate change and extend health care coverage Friday, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature.

Passing the Inflation Reduction Act would deliver a major victory for the Democratic Party less than three months before the November midterm elections and cap nearly a year of on-again, off-again internal negotiations, defying numerous near-death experiences for the bill.

“This life-changing legislation increases the leverage of the people’s interest over the special interest,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told Democratic colleagues in a letter. “This bill makes a tremendous difference at the kitchen table of America’s families.”

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New: House to vote Friday to send a sweeping climate and health care bill to Biden’s desk

It passed the Senate and the House is returning from recess to vote. Barring last minute shocks, it’s in good shape.

After this, it’ll go to Biden’s desk. https://t.co/qxMhcVR7Oq

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 12, 2022