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Democrats close in on tax, climate and health bill

Biden on the brink of a big legislative win as Dems close in on climate, health bill

Aired 08/05/2022

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Democrats close in on tax, climate and health bill

Clip: 8/5/2022 | 9m 58sVideo has Closed Captions

Biden on the brink of a big legislative win as Dems close in on climate, health bill

It’s been a successful week for President Biden after a U.S. drone strike killed al-Qaida's top leader, and with celebrations on the CHIPS and PACT acts and job numbers exceeding expectations and calming recession fears. But he is also one step closer to reaching a landmark achievement on a bill tackling climate, health care and taxes -- legislation Republicans oppose but have no path to block.

Aired 08/05/2022

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Lessons learned from this week’s primaries

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Clip: 8/5/2022 | 13m 17s | Lessons learned from this week’s primaries and implications for November elections (13m 17s)

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