{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-votes-yes-on-historic-health-care-climate-and-corporate-tax-bill-inflation-reduction-act", "Congressman Mfume Votes YES On Historic Health Care, Climate and Corporate Tax Bill: Inflation Reduction Act", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) proudly voted in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation focused on lowering the skyrocketing cost of health care and prescription drugs, making large corporations pay their fair share in taxes and tackling the climate crisis. The bill passed with a vote of 220 to 207 with no Republicans voting in favor of the legislation. It will now go to President Biden\u2019s desk for his signature.\n\nImage\n\nWATCH: Congressman Mfume's Remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act\n\n\u201cThe Inflation Reduction Act is what Democrats are all about: lowering the cost of health care, standing up to the biggest corporations ripping off everyday Americans, and tackling the climate crisis with the fierce urgency of now,\u201d said Congressman Mfume (MD-07). \u201cI\u2019m proud to support this historic legislation that puts people over politics and money back into the pockets of my constituents in Baltimore.\u201d\n\nTopline Highlights of the Inflation Reduction Act\n\nLowers the Cost of Health Care\n\nAllows Medicare for the first time to negotiate the price of high price prescription drugs\n\nCaps Medicare recipient out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for the 1 million Marylanders qualifying for Medicare\n\nCaps the monthly cost of covered insulin products at $35 for the 50,000 Marylanders on Medicare that have diabetes and are on insulin\n\nExtends Affordable Care Act subsidies for three more years, locking in lower health care premiums that will save 153,000 Marylanders about $80 per month\n\nTackles the Climate Crisis\n\nTakes the most aggressive action in our history to combat the existential crisis of climate change with a $369 billion overall investment in clean energy, which is projected to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030\n\nOffers a tax credit of up to $7,500 for qualified \u2018clean\u2019 vehicles\n\nBoosts the tax credit for installing energy efficient products at nonbusiness properties from 10% to 30%\n\nTaxes the Largest Corporations and Reduces the Deficit\n\nMakes corporations pay their fair share by implementing a 15% corporate minimum tax that applies to the top 150 corporations earning over $1 billion in profits that pay less than 15%\n\nStrengthens IRS enforcement against wealthy tax cheats\n\nDoes not tax any families making $400,000 or less and makes no new taxes on small businesses\n\nMakes a historic down payment on deficit reduction of approximately $300 billion to fight inflation\n\nAccording to 126 leading economists\u2014including seven Nobel Prize winners, three former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, two former Treasury Secretaries\u2014this legislation \u201cwill fight inflation and lower costs for American families while setting the stage for strong, stable, and broadly-shared long-term economic growth.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-votes-yes-on-historic-health-care-climate-and-corporate-tax-bill-inflation-reduction-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5554879792034626, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}