Combating rising insulin costs, in any sane political environment, would be the ultimate bipartisan cause. But in their quest for zero-sum victories — and Democratic defeats — Republicans are incapable of tackling a basic, popular issue. rossbarkan writes
Photo: Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images It was predictable, but still notable, that Senate Democrats could not keep a provision capping insulin prices at $35 a month in their Inflation Reduction Act, the groundbreaking climate, tax, and health-care bill they drove through the chamber this past weekend. Democrats had to pursue reconciliation because they have only a 50-member majority and Republicans will cynically invoke the filibuster to block almost anything they try to do in Congress.
The insulin fight illuminates growing fissures in the Republican Party between its most venal, corporate wing and the legislators who are coming to understand that they may have a winning issue to wrest from Democrats. While much of the media hand-wringing these days is over Democrats who can’t appeal to the median voter — this is certainly a problem — there are many Republicans in Congress who hold increasingly alienating views.
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