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Senate Passes Bill Subsidizing Billions to Climate Crisis Response and Health Care

Mandy Greene by Mandy Greene
August 8, 2022
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Senate Passes Bill Subsidizing Billions to Climate Crisis Response and Health Care
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Sen. Joe Manchin (L) with Sen. Chuck Schumer (R) | Photo Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP

The Senate approves the package appropriating more than $750 billion for tax, tax reform, and climate legislation on Sunday afternoon. President Joe Biden and his alliance have claimed another victory with this development.

A close 51-50 vote in the Senate resulted in US Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote. It took several months of discussion and analysis for the bill to advance to the panel’s third reading. The Democrats would have the ability to establish goals and adjustments to the policy that could aid them in their campaign for the midterm elections.

The bill will be debated this Friday, August 12, in the Lower House, which the Democrats control substantially. Before being forwarded to Biden for signature, the bill would need to receive support from the Democrat-controlled House.

What the bill provides

The Inflation Reduction Act bill would have been the largest climate investment in US history had it been voted into law. Moreover, given that it would permit Medicare to enforce price changes on prescription pharmaceuticals and that the measure permits authorities to extend healthcare subsidies for an additional three years, it may fundamentally alter US healthcare policy.

As the corporation tax rate is raised to at least 15% and the additional tax on tax buybacks is increased by 1%, the state would receive more tax income. In addition, tax evaders would be chastised if they disobeyed the new rules established by the bill because the law would simultaneously provide the Internal Revenue additional authority in collecting taxes.

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The legislation would have generated more than $700 billion in tax revenue in just a decade, extending healthcare insurance benefits and reducing carbon emissions. The categories above will receive about $430 billion under the bill’s terms.

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, one of the bill’s main sponsors, claimed that the legislation he developed and supported was well-balanced enough to benefit both individuals and the community.

“I think we’ll all benefit from it; the country will. We have energy security; that’s what we were looking for. And we have the ability to invest in the energy of the future,” Senator Manchin told the press.

Biden, meanwhile, expressed satisfaction with the outcome. He congratulated his fellow Democrats for granting a bill that he and other Democrats had previously tried to pass before.

“Today, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests, voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and everyday energy costs and reduce the deficit while making the wealthiest corporations finally pay their fair share,” President Biden stated.

Read Also: Biden Says Administration Will Invest Billions for Wastewater System Rehabilitation in Poor, Rural Areas

On Climate Crisis

The ability of the bill to thwart the nation’s current climate catastrophe is a subject of debate among economists. But if carried out as required by the bill, its provisions would have a significant influence on the reduction of carbon emissions.

A more than $370 billion subsidy for clean energy and the environment is included in the measure. Since the passage of the US Clean Air Act, this amount has represented the largest climate investment in US legislative history. Experts claim that the bill was passed during a time when heat waves were destroying the nation. The climate subsidy could help lessen the effects of climate-related problems in the US now that the bill only needs to clear the House, which is filled with Democrats.

The fundamental objective of the legislation, according to Senator Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, is to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.

Biden had previously advocated for 50% by 2030. However, the president’s plan can only be realized with stricter laws governing large enterprises and other elements that have a significant impact on global warming.

“This isn’t about the laws of politics; this is about the laws of physics. We all knew coming into this effort that we had to do what the science tells us what we need to do,” said Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii.

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Mandy Greene

Mandy Greene

Mandy is a business and marketing professor and a freelance writer. She is currently working on her first self-published book about business ethics, marketing strategies and leadership.

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