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How Congress overcame differences to pass major legislation

How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation

Aired 08/16/2022

PBS News Hour

How Congress overcame differences to pass major legislation

Clip: 8/16/2022 | 5m 25sVideo has Closed Captions

How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation

President Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act into law. The massive economic, climate and health care package comes after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats in Congress and the White House and caps off a summer of legislative successes. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Aired 08/16/2022

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