US lawmakers pass landmark climate, health plan in big win for Biden

WASHINGTON, 14 August 2022, (TON): US lawmakers adopted President Joe Biden’s sprawling climate, tax and health care plan a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming.

Passage in the House of Representatives along strict party lines came after approval of the bill in the Senate by a razor-thin margin, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.

Biden quickly hailed the adoption of his plan, which includes a $370 billion investment aimed at bringing about a 40 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

The president tweeted “today, the American people won. Special interests lost.”

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