Last summer, Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
signed a one-page agreement outlining the West Virginia Democrat’s red
lines for a reconciliation bill.

The date on that agreement? July 28, 2021.

Today is July 28, 2022.

One year later to the day, we’ve finally reached the moment many thought
would never come: A Manchin-approved reconciliation bill — one he and
Schumer brokered in secret after many thought any hope of a sweeping
deal was dead — is on the Senate’s doorstep, and it includes provisions
for climate change, tax hikes on corporations and health care subsidies.