Senate Democrats ‘stayed unified’ on reconciliation bill, Coons says

BY RACHEL SCULLY

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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday said he has “no doubt at all” that the Inflation Reduction Act will pass as Democratic senators continue to kill off amendments to the bill as part of an around-the-clock series of votes known as a vote-a-rama.

During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Coons said that Senate Democrats have “stayed unified” all night to fight off Republican efforts to strike down the bill.

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Graham slams Democrats’ climate, tax, health bill: ‘This is gonna make everything worse’

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

“This is gonna make everything worse. I voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, voted for gun legislation,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. “I’m not gonna vote for this.”

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GOP senator: More serious economic issues could be coming ‘very shortly’

BY BRAD DRESS

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday said there could be “more serious economic issues coming very shortly” for Americans, pointing to news the economy shrank in the last two quarters and that wages are not keeping up with inflation.

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2 in 3 in new poll say US economy getting worse

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

An ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 69 percent of respondents said that they think the U.S. economy is getting worse, compared to 12 percent who said that it is getting better. 

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Blumenthal: Midterms will determine how successful Biden will be as a 2024 candidate

BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN 

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said on Sunday that November’s midterm elections will determine how successful President Biden will be as a candidate in 2024. 

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Abrams: Georgians do not have to choose between ‘strong economy and an extremist agenda’

BY BRAD DRESS

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams on Sunday said Georgians “do not have to make a choice between a strong economy and an extremist agenda” in the upcoming election, adding that her opponent, Gov. Brian Kemp (R), is pushing a “hard right agenda” in the state.

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