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Security and climate change investments, $300 billion in deficit reduction. nearly $290 billion in drug pricing reform revenue. and $65 billion in affordable care act subsidies. let's bring in congressional reporter for axios, alena treen, with more on how this deal got done. alena, what more could you tell us? she came around, that is great. is this good to go? >> well not quite yet, mika. but this is really the biggest hurdle for democrats getting this done. senator sinema was really not showing her hand on where she was and in the announcement of the deal last night, i know chuck schumer an...

Bill is long overdue and it helps us take decisive action on the climate crisis and leads for the world by example. inflation hawks like larry summers said this bill is, quote, fighting inflation, let me say it, this bill is fighting inflation. progressive leaders like senator elizabeth warren said, quote, this is a bill that truly is about fighting inflation, bringing down the costs for families and putting our country on a sounder economic footing. here's how it works. first, the bill finally delivers on a promise that washington has made for decades to the american people. we're giving medi...

Process about $290 billion and in addition, also changes the circumstance for people on medicare by putting a cap of a maximum $2,000 a year they have to pay no more than $2,000 a year no matter how many prescriptions they have. for all the prescription drugs. which is especially important for people with cancer, and long-term diseases. it's a god send. literally be a god send for many families. second, the bill locks in place lower health care premiums for the next three years for millions of families that get coverage under the affordable care act. average savings of $800 a year for 13 milli...

0 bill is long overdue and it helps us take decisive action on the climate crisis and leads for the world by example. inflation hawks like larry summers said this bill is, quote, fighting inflation, let me say it, this bill is fighting inflation. progressive leaders like senator elizabeth warren said, quote, this is a bill that truly is about fighting inflation, bringing down the costs for families and putting our country on a sounder economic footing. here's how it works. first, the bill finally delivers on a promise that washington has made for decades to the american people. we're giving me...

We know vaccinated people are much, much less likely to contract this. >> reporter: it is really the numbers that are driving this, stephanie. if you look at how difficult it has been for restaurant and bars since the pandemic began, you can see why they made the decision. at this point, we're looking at losses in hundreds of billions of dollars across this time, and the rate of positivity in san francisco has gone up so much, since back when covid restrictions first ended in june, we were less than a percent. now the seven day positivity rate is over 5.5%. that's why restaurants are looking a...