Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Republicans who opposed the anti-inflation law voted against “Mother Earth.” “To lower prescription drug costs, lower health care costs, lower the deficit and lower inflation, save the planet — and every Republican in the House and Senate voted against it,” the California Democrat said. at the Inflation Reduction Act sign-up ceremony on Friday. Pelosi continued, “How could they vote against lowering prescription drug costs? How could they vote against helping families with health care costs? How could they vote against the planet, Mother Earth? Mother Earth is angry from time to time and this legislation will help us deal with all of this.” VULNERABLE DEMO VOWS TO BACK POLICE FUNDING AFTER MANCHIN VOTE DELAYED US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images) House Democrats passed the $739 billion inflation-reduction bill Friday without Republican votes, giving President Biden’s domestic agenda a boost at a time of high inflation and low presidential job approval numbers. Republicans who opposed the bill argued that it is full of unnecessary spending and will not address rising inflation with many citing a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that said the legislation would have a “negligible” effect on inflation. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law next week when he returns from vacation in South Carolina. Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips at [email protected]
