Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters last Thursday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Senate Democrats on Monday released a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for overhauling laws related to healthcare, climate change and other top priorities -- a resolution they intend…
The resolution, which Democrats plan to pass through the budget reconciliation process, also includes progressive efforts like expanding Medicare and offering free community college.
It does not include expanding the debt ceiling, which is something that became a political weapon used by Republicans during the Obama administration.
The budget allocates $726 billion for universal pre-kindergarten, childcare for working families, tuition-free community college and $107 billion for “lawful permanent status for qualified immigrants.”
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