美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)周二签署了民主党的大规模气候、健康和税收法案，使之成为法律，这标志着他在中期选举前不到三个月的国内议程上取得了一项重大成就。
拜登在白宫国宴厅发表讲话时，将通货膨胀削减法案吹捧为“进一步证明美国的灵魂是充满活力的，美国的未来是光明的，美国的承诺是真实的，刚刚开始。”
“美国人民赢了，特殊利益集团输了，”他在抨击共和党一致反对之前说道。
“这是我们面临的选择。我们可以保护已经强大的力量，或者拿出勇气来建设一个人人平等的未来，”拜登说。
利用一些政治势头，拜登在众议院批准该措施后几天就中断了他的夏季休假，此前参议院在一些政治戏剧中仅以一票之差通过了该措施。过去一周，他大部分时间都在南卡罗来纳州。拜登在与第一夫人吉尔·拜登共度假期后戴着面具出席了仪式测试呈阳性为了新冠肺炎。
出席会议的有两位关键谈判代表:西弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员乔曼钦(Joe Manchin)，他在与参议院多数党领袖舒默(Chuck Schumer)达成协议后，出人意料地同意帮助确保参议院通过。
“我相信这项法案将成为几十年来最伟大的立法壮举之一。它将降低成本，创造数百万个高薪工作岗位，是有史以来最大胆的气候法案，”纽约州参议员舒默在拜登之前说。
签署法案后，拜登把他用过的一支钢笔递给曼钦，曼钦把它放在他的口袋里。曼钦随后在白宫外对记者说，这是一个“非常好的姿态”
曼钦说，当他去年底放弃拜登的“重建得更好”计划时，他知道人们感到“不安”，他与舒默就通货膨胀削减法案进行的谈判一直保密，因为他不想“任何人再次失望，因为我认为我们无法实现这一目标。”
“但我真的相信，我从来没有见过更平衡的法案，”曼钦说，并补充说，在不同的政治氛围下，这将是一个两党的承诺。
一个更大的法律庆祝活动计划在9月6日举行。
白宫还表示，“在未来几周内”，拜登将主持一次内阁会议，重点讨论新法律的实施，并将在美国各地进行宣传。
拜登政府已经为这项立法计划了一场全国范围的推广活动，旨在降低处方药和医疗保险的价格;投资清洁能源，遏制气候变化;对富人增税;并削减赤字。
House Democrats applaud after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi signed the Inflation Reduction Act during a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the legislation at the U.S. Capitol, on Aug. 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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根据白宫的说法，从本周开始到8月底，内阁成员计划前往23个州，行程超过35次，以宣传“通货膨胀削减法案”。
白宫表示，政府还计划在网上和社交媒体上发布有关该立法影响的信息，并与国会议员合作举办数百场活动。
这场闪电战将突出其他主要的立法胜利以及“建设一个更美好的美国之旅”的一部分。
在白宫公布的一份备忘录中，从高级顾问安妮塔·邓恩和副参谋长珍·欧玛利·狄龙到参谋长罗恩·克莱恩，政府计划不仅宣传爱尔兰共和军的通过，而且还宣传旨在促进美国半导体行业超过中国并缓解疫情引起的短缺的芯片法案、两党枪支管制法案和两党基础设施法案。
在周二签署之前，白宫周一公布了它所说的《降低通胀法案》的影响。
据白宫称，大约140万享受医疗保险的美国人每年在处方药上的支出通常超过2000美元，他们的费用将被限制在这个数额。报告称，总体而言，大约有5000万享受医疗保险D部分的美国人有资格享受这一费用上限。
白宫表示，大约有330万享受医疗保险的美国人使用胰岛素，他们将受益于每月35美元的新价格上限。
白宫还估计，一旦医疗保险开始谈判费用，大约500-700万美国人会看到他们的处方药费用下降。
白宫表示，降低奥巴马医改保费将适用于该计划下的1300万美国参保人。
白宫还声称，由于通货膨胀削减法案，2030年温室气体排放量将减少10亿公吨。
Biden signs sweeping health, climate and tax bill, a major win for his domestic agenda
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' massive climate, health and tax bill into law, marking a major accomplishment for his domestic agenda less than three months before midterm elections.
Speaking from the White House State Dining Room, Biden touted the Inflation Reduction Act as "further proof that the soul of America is vibrant, the future of America is bright and the promise of America is real and just beginning."
"The American people won and the special interests lost," he said before swiping at Republicans for their unanimous opposition.
"That's the choice we face. We can protect the already powerful or show the courage to build a future where everybody has an even shot," Biden said.
Taking advantage of some political momentum, Biden interrupted his summer vacation for the signing just days after the House approved the measure, following Senate passage by just one vote amid some political drama. He has spent much of the past week in South Carolina. Biden arrived at the ceremony wearing a mask after spending his vacation with first lady Jill Biden, who hastested positivefor COVID-19.
In attendance were two key negotiators: West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, whose surprise consent helped ensure Senate passage after he worked out a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
"I am confident this bill will endure as one of the greatest legislative feats in decades. It'll lower costs, create millions of good paying jobs and is the boldest climate bill ever," Schumer, D-N.Y., said, speaking just before Biden.
After signing the bill, Biden handed one of pens he used to Manchin, who placed it in his pocket. Speaking to reporters outside the White House afterward, Manchin called it a "very nice gesture."
Manchin said he knew people were "upset" when he walked away from Biden's "Build Back Better" plan late last year and that he kept negotiations with Schumer on the Inflation Reduction Act under wraps because he didn't want "anyone to get disappointed again because I didn't think we could get there."
"But I truly believe that I've never seen a more balanced bill," Manchin said, adding that in different political atmosphere it would've been a bipartisan undertaking.
A larger celebration for the law is being planned for Sept. 6.
The White House also said that, "in the coming weeks," Biden will host a Cabinet meeting focused on implementing the new law and will also travel across the U.S. to promote it.
The Biden administration has planned a cross-country rollout campaign for the legislation, which aims to make prescription drugs and health insurance cheaper; invest in clean energy and curb climate change; raise taxes on the wealthy; and cut the deficit.
Starting this week through the end of August, Cabinet members plan to travel to 23 states, on more than 35 trips, to tout the "Inflation Reduction Act," according to the White House.
The administration also plans to roll out information online and on social media about the legislation's impact, and to collaborate with members of Congress to host hundreds of events, the White House said.
The blitz will highlight will highlight other major legislative wins as well as part of a "Building a Better America Tour."
In a memo the White House made public from Senior Adviser Anita Dunn and Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O'Malley Dillon to Chief of Staff Ron Klain, the administration plans to not only tout passage of the IRA, but also the CHIPS Act aimed at boosting the U.S. semi-conductor industry over China's and easing a pandemic-cause shortage, the bipartisan gun control bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Ahead of Tuesday's signing, the White House on Monday put out what it said would be the Inflation Reduction Act's impact.
According to the White House, about 1.4 million Americans who are on Medicare who usually spending more than $2000 per year on prescription drugs will see their costs capped at that amount. Overall, it says, there are about 50 million Americans on Medicare Part D who are eligible for that cost cap.
The White House said there are about 3.3 million Americans on Medicare who use insulin, who will benefit from the new $35 monthly price cap.
The White House also estimates about 5-7 million Americans could see their prescription drug costs decrease once Medicare begins negotiating costs.
Lower Obamacare premiums will be extended for the 13 million Americans insured under that program, the White House said.
And the White House also claims greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by a billion metric tons in 2030 thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.
