Biden urges Congress to adopt the Manchin spending measure “for America,” claiming that it will “reduce inflation.”

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NEW Fox News articles can now be heard on audio! President Biden urged Congress to approve the $739 billion reconciliation package on Thursday, saying it would “down” the nation’s record-high inflation rate and reduce the deficit while the country battles a recession.

The Infrastructure Reduction Act has “bipartisan support among the people of this country,” the president said during a virtual business roundtable discussion on Thursday.

Listen to the American people, is my plea to Congress,’ Biden added. “This is the strongest package you can enact to combat the climate crisis, lower health care costs, continue to reduce the deficit, lower inflation, and lessen burdens on middle-class and working-class households.

Take it. transport it to my desk. Pass it for the people of America. Pass it for employers and employees. For America, please pass.

President Biden urges Congress to pass the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Inflation Reduction Act should be passed by Congress, says President Biden. Newsroom of AP

The law is “far from ideal,” according to Biden, who also acknowledged last week that it is a “compromise” that “doesn’t include everything I’ve been advocating for since I got to office.”

After more than a year of discussions among Democrats, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., revealed last week that he and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had come to an agreement on the bill.

Manchin halted the package’s discussions. But Manchin claimed on Wednesday that they reached an agreement for a somewhat scaled-back version of the original Build Back Better measure that still has provisions for taxes, the environment, and prescription drugs.

By requiring the biggest firms to “pay their fair share,” Biden claimed the law will “lower inflationary pressure on the economy” and “return fairness to the tax code.”

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., calls on a reporter during a press conference about the Democrats' reconciliation bill.

During a press conference regarding the Democrats’ reconciliation measure, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks with a reporter. Fox News’ Tyler Olson.

By mandating firms with more than $1 billion in profits to pay at least a 15 percent tax rate and by enforcing the law so that businesses and high-income individuals pay the taxes they owe, the reconciliation package increases revenue. The plan also removes the “carried interest” loophole, which a White House source claimed allowed investment fund managers to pay a much lower tax rate than middle-class families and was available to those with at least $400,000 in income.

The 15 percent corporate tax rate is expected to raise $313 billion over the following ten years, according to the White House. Nearly half of the total, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation , a nonpartisan legislative commission, will come from American producers.

But as Biden has emphasized, the legislation would not add any new taxes to those earning less than $400,000 annually.

President Biden said the bill gives Medicare the power to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices, locks in place lower health care premiums for families for the next three years and addresses the climate crisis.

The plan, according to President Biden, addresses the climate issue, locks in reduced health insurance premiums for families for the ensuing three years, and gives Medicare the authority to bargain for lower prescription medication prices. (Image courtesy of Fox News)

According to Biden, the plan addresses the climate issue, locks in cheaper health insurance premiums for families for the ensuing three years, and gives Medicare the authority to bargain for lower prescription medication prices.

A GOP insider told Fox News that the message was “pretty straightforward: Democrats are preparing to vote for tax increases amid a recession.” The sharks are circling beneath the plank where they will step off already.

The U.S. economy shrank in the spring for the second straight quarter met the requirements for a recession as consumers and businesses cut down on spending as a result of record-high inflation and increased interest rates.

Democrats are moving the plan forward via a procedure known as budget reconciliation that enables them to overcome the Senate filibuster with just 50 votes. Democrats are expected to have the necessary support to pass the legislation if they can all stay clear of COVID-19 and are present and able to vote.

Fox News Digital’s politics reporter is Brooke Singman. Her email address is Brooke.Singman@Fox.com, and her Twitter handle is @BrookeSingman.

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