All of a sudden, Democrats have a whole host of achievements to boast about during the midterms

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. All of this comes after Biden signed last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill – getting one up on his predecessor, who declared seemingly every week “infrastructure week” without notching up any achievements to match. At a time when frustration at Biden’s supposedly halting agenda is running high, the Inflation Reduction Act lets Democrats show voters who care about climate change or drug prices that they care about what matters to them too. Senator Mark Warner, a moderate from Virginia, told your reporter that the Inflation Reduction Act was important – but only one component of a much broader agenda that’s already underway. Senator Gary Peters, the current chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, specifically highlighted the latest bill’s prescription drug provisions: “Something that folks really will be excited about is the fact that we can bring down drug prices in this country, and dealing with the opportunity for Medicare to be able to negotiate for lower prices.