August 12, 2022 5:42pm EDT
House Democrats pass $739B Manchin-Schumer spending and tax increase bill
The measure now heads to President Biden's desk for signature
By Haris Alic | Fox News
House Democrats passed on Friday a $739 billion climate change, tax hike, and healthcare bill, giving President Biden's domestic agenda a boost at a time of record high inflation and low presidential job approval numbers.
In a 220-to-207 vote, the House voted along party lines to approve the legislation. Every single Democrat supported the bill in the face of opposition from all Republicans except three who did not vote.
"Today is really a glorious day for us," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "We send to the president's desk a monumental bill that will be truly for the people."
Republicans vehemently opposed the bill, arguing its provisions will worsen the U.S. economy and impose new burdens on American workers.
"Remember this day," said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. "When Democrats jammed through a 700-page bill that raises your taxes and doubles the size of the IRS."
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