Schumer and Manchin strike a deal — but can it fight inflation?

Published July 29, 2022 at 12:33 PM EDT

This week, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced he planned to support a deficit reduction package that addressed both climate change and prescription drug reform. A long-time thorn in the side of President Biden’s agenda, it was a stark reversal for the one senator who has been blocking key planks.

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee talks with speaks with Mike Regan, senior editor for Bloomberg News.

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