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US: Congress passes climate and health bill

The US Congress on Friday finally approved Joe Biden’s climate and health investment bill, handing the Democratic president a major political victory with less than three months to go before crucial midterm elections.

Thanks to their narrow majority, the Democrats in the House of Representatives passed this bill, which provides for public investment of more than 430 billion dollars, after it was approved by the Senate a few days ago.

The text, which is expected to put the US on track to meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, now only needs to be ratified by Mr Biden.

Next week his signature

The US president has indicated he will sign the $430 billion climate and public health spending bill into law next week.

The bill is described as the most important ever drawn up in the US to deal with climate change, it is believed that it will put the country on the right track to reduce the emissions of gases that cause the greenhouse effect. In addition, it will allow the prices of medicines to be reduced.

Its final approval by Congress is a political victory that Mr. Biden desperately wanted ahead of November’s midterm elections.

“I plan to sign” the text “next week,” and “on September 6th we will host a celebration at the White House to commemorate this historic legislation,” Mr. Biden said via Twitter.

Source: Capital

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