House approves Democrats' 'Inflation Reduction Act' in party-line vote; both sides aim to campaign on it

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% :Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Shontel Brown described the legislation as "the largest investment in clean energy EVER.
50% : It would extend subsidies for an estimated 259,000 Ohioans who access their health care through the Affordable Care Act for three years, permanently fund a trust fund that subsidizes medical care for coal miners with black lung disease, impose a 1% excise tax on corporate stock buybacks, and require companies with over $1 billion in profits to pay a minimum tax instead of using loopholes to avoid paying the statutory 21% rate.
36% : Republicans said it would worsen inflation, raise taxes and obstruct pharmaceutical research.
27% : In FoxNews interview, Champaign County GOP Rep. Jim Jordan said the bill would increase taxes, cause inflation, and its IRS funding would be used to "raise taxes on Middle America" and harass small business owners and middle class families.
26% : Zanesville's Troy Balderson said the bill would raise taxes on businesses in the midst of a recession and "forces us into a socialist drug pricing scheme, leading to fewer life saving cures higher cost and less hope.""You cannot spin your way out of inflation, but that's exactly what this bill tries to do with $745 billion in new spending," argued Miami County's Warren Davidson.
24% :Several Ohio Republicans denounced the bill on the House of Representatives floor, with Bowling Green's Bob Latta saying it will increase taxes on families, block innovative medical cures, promote irresponsible spending on green New Deal carve outs and jeopardize the electrical grid.

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