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back better agenda to efforts to fight climate change, to attempt that filibuster reform, to taxing billionaires. joe manchin is made himself the man standing -- the democratic agenda yelling, stop. tonight -- may have just had a major breakthrough. the top democrat in the senate, chuck schumer released a joint statement with senator manchin saying the west virginia democrat will now support, not oppose, but yes, support the democrats big new budget deal. despite objecting to it just t...

democrats big new budget deal. despite objecting to it just two weeks ago. now, we dont have all the details yet. but he one page summary says that the deal will make progress in some pretty big areas, including a 15% minimum tax on corporations, along with other unnamed provisions to make the ultra wealthy pay their fair share of tax. lowering affordable care act premiums for millions of americans, allowing medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, something democrats hav...

Democrats big new budget deal. despite objecting to it just two weeks ago. now, we dont have all the details yet. but he one page summary says that the deal will make progress in some pretty big areas, including a 15% minimum tax on corporations, along with other unnamed provisions to make the ultra wealthy pay their fair share of tax. lowering affordable care act premiums for millions of americans, allowing medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, something democrats have been try...

Increase clean energy production and, this is a big one, decreasing carbon emissions by 40% over the next eight years. which of course would be huge. its already been called the biggest climate bill in american history. tonight, senator schumers office has released the text of the bill. it clarkson at 725 pages. obviously this is not a done deal yet. reactions from other democratic members of congress have range from cautious optimism to outright frustration at having apparently being kept out o...