Democrats Announce Sweeping $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Reconciliation Plan
July 15, 2021 | District of Columbia
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, announced a $3.5 trillion deal on their infrastructure reconciliation package late Tuesday.
The deal is the first step to beginning the reconciliation process, which Democrats hope will allow them to bypass a certain GOP filibuster and pass the plan on a party-line vote. The package includes an array of Democratic priorities that face near unanimous Republican opposition, including billions for child care, climate change, and other forms of so-called human infrastructure, Schumer and Sanders said in a joint press conference Tuesday.
“We are very proud of this plan,” Schumer told reporters. “We know we have a long road to go … If we pass this, this is the most profound change to help American families in generations.”…
(Excerpts from the Tennesse Star)
