The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Manchin Shocks Washington and McConnell with Bill Compromise

Episode Date: July 31, 2022

In a surprise turn of events, Sen. Joe Manchin released a statement saying he’s on board with the Inflation Reduction Act, a renamed version of the Build Back Better bill, shocking Washington, D.C. and Mitch McConnell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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That's why the better was in the name. Yeah, it was going to rebuild the roads, fix the climate, reduce inequality, and it was even going to give you another shot with your high school crush. Yeah? Like this time I won't eat prunes before assembly. Now, all of that depended on getting every Democrats' vote in the Senate. But there was always one senator who refused to play ball.

Joe Manchin, West Virginia senator and man who definitely has a photo on the fridge of him holding a fish. No matter what the Democrats offered him, Joe Manchin was blocking all attempts, like an appellation would tombo. No, no, y'all. And so it seemed that Joe Biden's agenda, very much like Joe Biden himself, was basically dead. But then, last night, this happened. New tonight, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer, announcing a deal deal deal deal deal deal deal deal deal deal, on, on, on a deal, on, on, on, on a deal, on, on a deal, on, on, on a deal, on a deal, on a deal, on, on a deal, on a deal, on a deal, on a Manchin and Chuck Schumer announcing a deal on a bill that was all but dead. You almost never see this in Washington.

You never see Washington surprised like it is this morning. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced he has struck a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. This is a major piece of legislation that they say would pay down the national debt, cut health care costs, fight climate change, and battle inflation. It is the product of secret negotiations over a package that until yesterday appeared to be dead. Two weeks after walking away from a climate deal, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin embraced one last night,

with a compromise, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. I can't believe it. Joe Manchin agreed to vote for a bill, which means Democrats might actually get something done. Oh, oh, come on. Am I dreaming? And if so, what a boring dream? And also what a week for Joe Biden, huh? First he defeated COVID, then he defeated low expectations.

Look at you, Joe! Look at you! But yeah, in a surprise announcement, Joe Manchin released a statement saying that he is on board with Build Back Better, except he's calling it the Inflation Reduction Act. Yeah. And I'll be honest, I don't think anyone cares what it's called as long as it's a good bill. You know, he can call it the, everyone's, except Joe Manchus's got a small dick act,

and I don't care. I'll just be like, well, at least my dick's gonna see a better climate. But I think, I think this has taught us all an important lesson. Everyone was so mad at Joe Manchin, calling him names, letting their anger take over, writing him off as a villain. And it worked. Nice job, everyone. Nice work. Yeah. Now, just to be clear, just to be clear, this bill isn't everything that Joe Biden once thi thiiii thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi this this is this is this is this is this is this is th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th I I I I I I I th I I th I th I th I th I thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi clear, just to be clear, this bill isn't everything that Joe Biden once wanted, but it's still a pretty big deal, right?

It lowers prescription drug prices. It forces big corporations to pay the taxes that they owe, but maybe the most important part of the bill is what it does to fight climate change. This would be the largest U.S. climate change legislation ever. The centerpiece about $370 billion worth of clean energy tax incentives and grants, including $7,500 tax credits for many Americans who buy electric cars. It's going to try to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030. This was something that many Senate Democrats

simply did not think would be included in any sort of legislation they could get through. But it's not all green energy. In a win for Joe Manchin, the bill also opens millions of acres of public land for new oil and gas production. Yeah, that's right. Tons of money to fight climate change,

but also some fossil fuel stuff too. You know, just to keep Mother Nature on her toes. But overall, this is a huge investment in alternative forms of energy. Wind, solar, and they're even going to be researching new forms of energy. Nobody knows what it could be. Yeah, in 10 years, we could be charging our phones with the power of dance. Yeah, yeah, ah, ah, that's right, yeah, 7% keep going. Okay, yeah, yeah, I got this, I got this, eh, 10%! I, eh, ah, I,

you want to charge all our devices. They're just thinking, you know what's funny is, is that if that does happen, some white people are going to be uncharging their phones? They're just thinking, you know what's happening? Wait, why am I, why am I losing power? What's going on here? What's, what's, what's happening here? What's happening? What's happening? What's happening? What's happening? Wait, why am I losing power? What's going on here? I'm dancing, what's going on? What's happening here? What's happening? But hey, this is a huge win for the Democrats. And now, obviously, obviously, please, remember, this is the Democratic Party, so there is still plenty of ways for this thing to fall apart.

Yeah, House Democrats could come out against it. Cursen could come out to tomorrow and oppose the bill bill bill the bill bill bill chon could come out tomorrow and oppose the bill just out of habit. But if it does get through, this could be the legislative victory that the Democrats need to ride into the midterms and only lose the house by 200 seats. I believe in you Democrats! Watch the Daily Show, Weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has been a Comedy Central podcast.