Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday he and centrist Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin had discussed moving a bill that would unwind parts of the Republican tax law enacted when President Donald Trump was in office.
The goal is to ease inflation, which is badly hurting President Joe Biden’s approval ratings as the 2022 midterm elections approach. Democrats are eyeing a fast-track budget process that would bypass the need for 60 votes in the Senate necessary to overcome a Republican filibuster.
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