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McConnell caught flat-footed with surprise Schumer-Manchin deal

By Kate Scanlon
Published July 28, 2022 4:26pm ET
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McConnell caught flat-footed with surprise Schumer-Manchin deal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appears to have been caught flat-footed by a deal between Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on a reconciliation bill dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill, a scaled-back alternative to Build Back Better, a sweeping social spending and green energy bill […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appears to have been caught flat-footed by a deal between Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on a reconciliation bill dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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