"WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats unwrapped a budget resolution Monday envisioning a massive $3.5 trillion, 10-year cascade of federal resources, aiming historic sums at family support, health and education programs and an aggressive drive to heal the climate.
The measure is a pivotal first step in what will likely be a tumultuous, months-long Democratic legislative march toward a progressive reshaping of the federal government that also hews to President Joe Biden’s top domestic policy ambitions.
The blueprint reflects many Democrats’ tilt leftward in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency and bears the imprint of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a longtime progressive voice now at the hub of the Democratic Party’s power structure in Congress."
Alan Fram reports for the Associated Press August 10, 2021.
SEE ALSO:
"Senate Budget Resolution Includes Interior Funding After Democratic Urging" (The Hill)
"House Democrats Urge More Conservation, Transportation Funds In Reconciliation Package" (The Hill)
"Democrats Seize On 'Alarm Bell' Climate Report In Spending Plan Push" (The Hill)
"Dems Unveil Budget, Setting Stage For Massive Climate Bill" (E&E News)
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