michigan about it, all in a few minutes. but i want to start here in alabama, and the most restrictive and punitive abortion bans in the united country. anyone, whether or not they are a medical professional might be sentenced to prison for up to 99 years if they are found to have caused an abortion in this state. people here are also prohibited from helping someone access abortion care, or even giving out information about it. well, doing those things could be considered conspiracy under the states law, which is been in effect since june 24th. that is the day the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. later on in our show, we will explore this further in another installment of the last across america, featuring my conversation with former abortion care providers, clinics have, advocates and a lawmaker who are navigating through the new realities of living in post row alabama. but here is the thing. alabama is not an outlier. it is punitive measures, they are a feature, not a
u.s. history, putting forth more than 300 billion dollars for climate clean energy investment, including a methane reduction program, which rewards farmers and ranchers for reducing methane emissions. environmental justice block grants, a climate bank provision to make investments in clean energy technology, and energy efficiency. an extension of the electric vehicle tax credit. guaranteed wage rates for clean energy jobs, in four billion dollars for drought funding, one of several items of the democratic arizona senator kirsten sinema negotiated into the bill in order to end her hold out for. it on drug pricing, the inflation production act gives medicare the power to negotiate some prices with drug companies for the first time, with the goal of lowering prescription drug costs for seniors. however, a provision would ve kept the price increase for prescription drugs in the commercial market, but penalizing companies, was blocked by the senate parliamentarian. she said it cou
post-roe alabama. during my time here, i was granted an exclusive look inside one alabama clinic, determined to provide care, forced to stop providing abortions, or even referring patients to abortions in other states. that is coming up later in the hour. but we begin this hour with the breaking news unfolding 800 miles away from where i stand. in washington, d.c., after working through the night right now, the senate is still working through the amendment process for the inflation reduction act. it appears to be nearing a vote on the full bill. the inflation reduction act is a major piece of democratic legislation, and generally provides new funds to fight climate change, reduce prescription drug costs and remove some tax loopholes. look at mentioned, i am in tuscaloosa for today s special edition of velshi. i have not been able to get through the 755 pages of the bill which was released late last night. like for us, nbc news intrepid news team has. i want to dive into it a little bit