Biden, Top Democrats Push For $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
07/14/21 AT 7:19 PM
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., have agreed on a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill that Democrats are expected to pass the Senate through reconciliation. President Joe Biden has also endorsed the infrastructure bill after the economy struggled during the height of the pandemic.
“The budget committee has reached an agreement. The budget resolution with instructions will be worth $3.5 trillion,” Schumer told reporters.
“Every major program that President Biden has asked us for will be funded in a robust way,” he added.
The bill is set to pay for many priorities Sanders and other top Democrats pushed for such as expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing, as well as childcare, healthcare, and combating climate change.