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the spending showdown is about to go down. chad pergram following it all, a lot of details to pull together, but he s the man to do it. chad, what s happening? reporter: david, good morning. senate democrats aim to pass the climate, health and spending bill this weekend, but it may be a long weekend. we just got a ruling from the senate parliamentarian, she green lighted a provision in the bill to let medicare negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. democrats say that makes the cost of pharmaceuticals cheaper. elizabeth mcdonough has a lot of sway in process. the closer you can demonstrate a connection between what you re proposing and its fiscal impact on the federal budget, the more likely it is that it qualify for a simple majority vote out will. if i it doesn t, if it runs afoul of the rules of the road and/or is more designed to impact private sector activity reporter: on tapped today a marathon vote session with perhaps 15 consecutive hours of votes on a ....
Marathon vote session with perhaps 15 consecutive hours of votes on amendments, the gop will try to engineer i tough votes to either tank the bill or put vulnerable democrats on the spot. the overwhelming when we pass this legislation, that will, that a will dominate. and these amendment as, voterama legislation amendments, will be dwarfed that we re actually helping the american people instead of just playing political games. reporter: republicans contend the bill will fuel inflation. the one hinge i can tell you about this thing i can tell you about bill, it will not lower inflation. the same people who said the american rescue plan would rescue you have allowance you back into the water. have thrown you back into the water. we re naming gas taxes in the name of raising gas taxes in the name of lowerren nation. ....