But the package passed one hurdle when the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said a provision could remain requiring union-scale wages be paid if energy efficiency projects are to qualify for tax credits.
Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill
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Elizabeth MacDonough, who has been working overtime to conduct a nonpartisan scrub of the far-reaching legislation to ensure it meets the Senate’s complex budget reconciliation rules, said Democrats must remove provisions that force drugmakers to pay rebates for products they sell to private insurers if their prices exceed inflation.
Senate Parliamentarian chops some prescription drug price controls as Senate eyes weekend debate
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