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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Ben Jealous

A historic vote that gave us tools to save the planet

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks, alongside U.S President Joe Biden, at an event celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on Sept. 2022 at the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person of color to serve our nation in that position. As notable as those two facts are, she may grow to be known just as much for a single vote in the Senate that helped save the planet.

Last August, she broke the 50-50 deadlock between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. That historic package, along with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Harris had crisscrossed the country in 2021 to build support for, gives us a once-in-a-generation chance to protect the climate and build a cleaner, fairer economy.

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