The House passes the Inflation Reduction Act, sending it to Biden for his signature

The Inflation Reduction Act was approved by the House on Friday and will be forwarded to the president.

Every House Republican voted against the climate, health, energy, and tax bill. Democrats hailed the measure as delivering on their campaign promises of financial relief and other measures.

Nancy Pelosi said on the floor that the Inflation Reduction Act was a robust cost-cutting package that met the moment. The California Democrat didn't lose a single vote in her caucus, which means that every single Democrat in Congress voted for the bill.

The Republicans were against it. Kevin McCarthy spoke for 50 minutes about immigration, taxes, and the famous painting of George Washington.

He said Democrats were addicted to spending other people's money regardless of what we could afford. They are going to end the session by spending half a trillion dollars more of your money, raising taxes on the middle class and giving handouts to their liberals.

Shortly after the Senate passed the package, House Democrats coalesced around it with the approval of two senators. The saga lasted over a year and a half and saw Democratic infighting over their economic ambitions.

A group of centrist lawmakers from blue states, led by New Jersey's Josh Gottheimer, initially pushed for reinstating a state and local tax break with large benefits for the rich. They had said they would back the bill, but their priorities had changed. They said the bill didn't increase taxes, so they voted in favor of it.

Many people wanted a bigger bill that would have expanded the safety net. Provisions to establish a national paid and medical leave program, set up affordable childcare and universal pre-K all fell by the wayside.

The chair of the House Progressive Caucus said at a news conference that progressives have fought tooth and nail to advance the full scope of the president's agenda.

After months of back and forth among Democrats, the congressman said his initial reaction was "relief."

"I feel a sense of relief, a sense of pride, and a sense of excitement," he said. This is great for the American people, it's great for the planet, it's great for seniors, and it shows Democrats are getting things done.

If the Democrats lose the House and Senate in the November elections, progressives will push for more. To become Manchin and Sinema-proof, the next thing we need to do is hold the House.

Democrats had to abandon their plans to tax the richest Americans and large corporations in order to get the support of Sinema. The chair of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee said Democrats would consider raising tax rates if they kept the House.

The bill would allow Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription drugs, as well as establish $370 billion in clean-energy tax credits to encourage the development of renewable power sources. Financial assistance will be extended so a larger group of Americans can purchase health coverage under theAffordable Care Act.

The nation is on course to curb emissions by 40% by the end of the decade, thanks to the largest federal investment to combat the climate crisis.

Even though fellow Democrats trimmed back on his ideas, Biden continued to push for his agenda. The entire year-plus process to reach this moment reminded the party of how difficult even modest progress can be.

Neal said that legislating is difficult even when you have a large majority. Most of the people who have long legislative careers stay with it. Taking the long view and carving out victories is important to us.

Hakeem Jeffries, the No. 5 House Democrat, made a reference to Biden's famous celebration of theAffordable Care Act.

Jeffries said on the House floor that the party is getting big things done for everyday Americans. It's a huge deal.