Senate Democrats are hoping to finally pass a sweeping the bill that touches on their climate change, health care and tax reform priorities in the coming days.
The bill, formally dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, is being handled under a process that sidesteps the filibuster and allows Democrats to pass the bill without Republican support. But it only works if all 50 Democrats are on board, with a tie-breaker vote from Vice President Harris.
The initial vote, set for Saturday at 12:30 p.m, will kick off hours of debate followed by a vote-a-rama, when senators offer amendments in hopes of changing the legislation before it can be brought up for a final vote.
This all comes after months of negotiations between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and other key players.
With the passage of the climate and tax reform bill, Democrats are hoping to score a significant — though smaller than which they had originally hoped for — win on key priorities heading into the midterm election cycle.
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House leaders have indicated they are ready to take up the legislation as early as next Friday — even if that will cut into their scheduled break — if it passes the Senate.
Here's how the whole process is likely to play out.
Meanwhile... Republicans have promised Democrats that it will be "hell" for them if they move forward without any GOP input.
"They deserve this," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters Friday.
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