Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders struck a tone more akin to congressional Republicans than Democrats on Saturday when he said the hotly debated deflationary law will do little to reduce inflation. “Madam President, I want to spend a few words on the so-called deflation that we’re talking about tonight,” Sanders said on the Senate floor Saturday night. “And I say so-called, by the way, because according to the CBO and other economic organizations studying this bill, it will actually have little effect on inflation.” Sanders criticized the bill, saying it does not address child poverty, income inequality or the “dysfunctional” health care system in the United States. Sanders explained that the bill “turns its back on the working parents of this country and our children.” Soaring Inflation LEADS MORE AMERICANS TO LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK DESPITE 5.1% WAGES INCREASE Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images) Sanders urged Democrats to support his effort to amend the bill to better help American working families. Conservatives praised Sanders on social media after Republicans on Capitol Hill pointed out in recent days that the Congressional Budget Office acknowledged the deflation law would have a negligible effect on inflation. “Bernie Sanders, of all people, is more honest about this garbage bill than Joe Manchin,” Heritage Foundation communications director John Cooper tweeted. A man shops at a Safeway grocery store in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to rise. ((Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) / Getty Images) DEMOCRATS’ ACT TO REDUCE INFLATION IS ‘ECONOMIC GOODNESS’: THE ECONOMY The vote to advance the Democrats’ tax and social spending bill passed Saturday night, setting up debate that followed a marathon vote-a-rama before a final vote on the legislation is expected sometime Sunday. “What it’s about today is whether Democrats will stand up and fight, fight for amendments and support amendments that address some very critical needs of working families,” Sanders told Fox News Digital earlier in the day. “The amendments I’m going to offer probably have the support of 70 or 80 percent of the American people. We’ll see how much support they have.” GET THE FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28: US President Joe Biden removes his mask as he delivers remarks on the Inflation Relief Act of 2022 (Getty Images / Getty Images) Several other Democrats, however, are cool with Sanders’ strategy. They believe it creates unnecessary risk after negotiating for more than a year to get a reconciliation bill their entire group could support. “Many of us believe that our number one goal is to make sure it gets to the finish line without any modifications that create problems in its final passage,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. “I will vote no on any amendment that I believe jeopardizes the president’s signing of the bill.” Several top Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, dismissed concerns and economists’ analysis that the deflation law would have little effect on the record inflation that has continued to rise over the past year. “They’re wrong … I don’t know what that list was … it’s as simple as the nose on your face,” Schumer said in response to a letter from 230 economists warning the bill would increase inflation. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Fox News’ Tyler Olsen contributed to this report