'In my view, this legislation goes nowhere near far enough for working families, but it does begin to address the existential crisis of climate change,' said SenSanders.
"The most significant part of this bill is an unprecedented $300 billion investment in clean energy and energy efficiency."
in the days leading up to Sunday's vote—Sanders said in a statement after voting yes on the final package that"it is a step forward" and he"was happy to support it." "This bill also begins the work of making the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share in taxes by imposing a 15% minimum tax on corporations," the senator continued."It also gives the IRS the resources they need to pursue the estimated $1 trillion in taxes not paid by the wealthiest people in this country, and will help ordinary, working people get their returns faster.
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