The Latest Breaking News from Kyrsten Sinema

WASHINGTON — After a year of negotiations, impasses and political maneuvering, the Senate passed Democrats’ top domestic priority: an economic package that would pump hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy programs, raise taxes on corporations and lower health care costs.

The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden’s priorities.

Senate Democrats stuck together and mostly voted against amendments to their tax, climate and health care package.

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The Senate is starting what could be a marathon session of votes on the budget package after four hours of debate.

The Senate voted to begin considering Democrats’ climate, tax and health package on a party-line vote Saturday.

With the support of Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat lawmakers were able to secure sufficient votes for a new tax that will be introduced as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Medicare was cleared to negotiate drug prices for the first time by the Senate’s top rules official, though the Democrats’ proposal intended to cap price increases for prescription drugs in the commercial market was blocked.