What Biden’s sweeping social safety plan might include — and what it likely won’t
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Democrats in Congress are negotiating a sweeping budget reconciliation package that is the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.
The 10-year spending plan, originally priced at $3.5 trillion, marks the biggest step in the Democrats’ drive to expand education, health care and child care support, as well as tackling the climate crisis and making further investments in infrastructure. But it has also raised concerns among moderate Democrats in both chambers who worry some of the elements of the package go too far and are too costly.
The legislation has yet to be finalized, but here’s what we know could be in the package,…
Establishing universal Pre-K
Expanding the child tax credit
Making child care more affordable
Creating paid family and medical leave program
Boosting child nutrition programs
Expanding Medicare benefits
Extending beefed-up Affordable Care Act subsidies
Creating a federal Medicaid expansion program
Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices
Investing in home health care
Bolstering health equity
Combating climate change
investing more in infrastructure and jobs
Dealing with the state and local tax deduction
Hiking taxes on the rich and corporations
Free community college is out
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