U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock says he has been assured that two of his health care priorities are in the Senate’s climate, health and tax bill that would move forward key elements of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.
The proposal had seemed to stall earlier when Sen. Joe Manchin III, a moderate West Virginia Democrat, was reluctant to support a spending plan as inflation put pressure on American households. But Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced last week they had reached a deal, which has been branded the Inflation Reduction Act.
The package represents a major step toward addressing the climate crisis, but it also features major health care initiatives, including a three-year extension of pandemic-era premium tax credits that were set to expire this year. The proposal would also empower Medicare to negotiate some prescription drug prices.
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