upper district to the east district. like the french quarter? upper district and north district and the south district. thank you, 391,000 people live there and are happy to have a mayor who insists on flying first class. and living for free. go being to the netherlands. addressing the needs of the people. some tickets were outrageous. steve: 17,000 to france. brian: it is not safe for a woman to be in coach. steve: you might not get the job as spokesperson for the new orleans chamber of commerce. brian: not yet, runner-up again. ainsley: if this job doesn t work out for you, you should visit. brian: 74 degrees, wear a sleeveless shirt. steve: many are on bourbon street right now. ainsley: if they are wearing shirts at all brian: no one is inside, they are all in the street. steve: on bourbon street, driving to jackson square, there is one nice spot, no idea whether it is still open, there is always a person on a swing and they swing in and o
huh? capital t for thing. hundreds of billions for climate change. deficit reduction and tax hikes. it could also turbocharge the i.r.s. more on that in a moment. dana: democrats named it the inflation reduction act. republicans say it s laughable and not even bernie sanders is buying it. i want to take a moment to say a few words about the so-called inflation reduction act that we are debating this evening. i say so-called, by the way, because according to the cbo and other economic organizations that have studied this bill, it will, in fact, have a minimal impact on inflation. dana: team fox coverage. marc thiessen is on deck with analysis. we begin with jacqui heinrich at the white house. democrats certainly think that bringing key priorities on healthcare and climate across the finish line ahead of the mid-terms will turn things around for them. poll after poll has shown that the biggest problem for the president and his party is inflation. and even though they ve
america reports on this monday afternoon. democrats scoring big wins over the tax and spend bill. will they pay the price as many republicans are suggesting come the midterm elections? hello, and welcome everyone. sandra smith in new york city. bill: hope you had a great weekend. good weekend, too, at home. john roberts has the day off. let s get to it now. months of negotiations, different versions of build back better. democratic senators manchin and sinema get on board with schumer s passage, kind of was a secret to everybody. sandra: and manchin claiming the $740 billion bill would not raise taxes on the middle class, republicans are making the case otherwise. bill: warning that billions in extra spending will come back to haunt democrats election time in november. sandra: and in the middle of all of it, aishah is live on capitol hill, manchin and sinema are dealing with serious fallout from every direction after this passage. hey, sandra, good to see you. tha
what s the latest. chad: griff, good afternoon, the senate has met for more than 24 hours straight and voted for nearly 14 hours straight. exhaustion is setting in. senate chaplain barry black sought to calm freight tempers. our weekend work gently reminds us that freedom s price must be paid. as our senators provide the currency of perseverance to protect and defend this land we love. chad: there s gamesmanship, republicans controversial amendments to get vulnerable democrats on the spot especially on border issues and on energy. so the next time you see a mark kelly in arizona or a raphael warnock in georgia or a maggie hanson in new jersey or michael bennett in colorado or katherine cortez, hey, we want gas prices to be lower, you know they are lying because they stood up and voted, raised the gas taxes, stick it to the producers, make our consumers pay more at the pump. chad: democrats lashed out at gop for striking a provision to cap insulin at $35 a month in private
all 50 senate democrats supported the bill with vice president harris casting the tie-breaking vote. the bill will now head to the house to where democrats also hold a razor-in majority. what does this mean for the next steps? let s get right to chad pergram live on capitol hill with the details. reporter: arthel, a political high wire act. all 50 democrats sticking together and then leaning on vice president harris to break the tie to pass a touchstone of president biden s legislative agenda. the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the bill as amended is passed. [cheers and applause] reporter: the senate began voting at is 1:30 last night, finally approving bill after 16 hours and 38 consecutive roll call votes. it s been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived. i know it s been a long day and a long night, but we ve gotten it done. today, after more than a year