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Sinema signs on to climate and health care deal, moving it closer to passage

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Published August 5, 2022 at 12:06 PM CDT
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a centrist who was seen as the pivotal vote, said in a statement that she had agreed to changes in the measure's tax and energy provisions and was ready to “move forward” on the bill. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a centrist who was seen as the pivotal vote, said in a statement that she had agreed to changes in the measure's tax and energy provisions and was ready to “move forward” on the bill. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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