Biden to sign major climate and health care spending bill
Posted on AllSides August 16th, 2022
From The Left
President Joe Biden will sign a comprehensive Democratic spending bill Tuesday that seeks to fight climate change, raise taxes on corporations and expand health care coverage.
Biden is expected to deliver remarks from the White House's State Dining Room at the signing of the legislation, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, around 3:30 p.m. ET. The bill is a major legislative achievement for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections after more than a year of trying to strike a deal that satisfied both progressives and moderates in the party.
The president is returning...