Major step in party’s push to pour resources into climate change, healthcare and family service programs sought by president
Senate Democrats said late on Tuesday they had reached a budget agreement that envisions spending an enormous $3.5tn over the coming decade, paving the way for their drive to pour federal resources into climate change, healthcare and family service programs sought by Joe Biden.
It is a major step in the party’s push to meet Biden’s goal of bolstering an economy ravaged by the coronavirus and setting it on course for growth. It includes a Medicare expansion of vision, hearing and dental benefits for older Americans, a goal of progressives.