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The Democrats passed a scaled-back version of Joe Biden‘s long-sought social spending bill over the weekend but were unable to garner enough votes to pass a $35 monthly cap on insulin. In a 15-hour-long amendment process, lawmakers considered over 30 proposed changes to the bill, and Senate Republicans were able to ax a provision that would have enacted the monthly cap on the private market. The provision failed to reach the 60-vote threshold a 57-43 vote. It would have affected over 150 million Americans who have health insurance. It came up for a vote because the Senate parliamentarian deter…