Senate passes framework of $3.5 trillion budget plan that would expand Medicare, climate initiatives
The Senate approved a budget resolution, the first step toward Democrats passing a $3.5 trillion spending plan without Republican votes.
The party sees the plan as complementary to the more than $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan passed by the Senate on Tuesday.Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2021 in Washington, DC.as the party forges ahead with a massive economic agenda.
After more than 14 hours, the Democratic-held chamber voted to pass a budget resolution 50-49 along party lines. The measure directs committees to craft a bill that would spend up to $3.5 trillion on climate initiatives, paid leave, child care, education and health care. It marks the first step in the budget reconciliation process, which will allow Democrats to approve their plan without a Republican vote in the Senate split 50-50 by party. The GOP has united against the proposal and the tax increases on corporations and wealthy individuals Democrats plan to use to pay for it.Tuesday.
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