The US Senate has passed a sweeping $US430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices, and raise some corporate taxes.
The US Senate has passed a sweeping $US430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices, and raise some corporate taxes, in a major victory for beleaguered President Joe Biden.
The bill will now be voted on in the House of Representatives and, if successful, could be sent along to the White House for presidential approval. "To Americans who've lost faith that Congress can do big things, this bill is for you," he said. "This bill is going to change America for decades."
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