Biden Details $1.52 Trillion Spending Proposal to Fund Discretionary Priorities
The blueprint includes increases in funding to address climate change, along with beefing up education, health research and the Internal Revenue Service.
President Biden receiving a weekly economic briefing at the White House on Friday.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
April 9, 2021
WASHINGTON President Biden outlined a vast expansion of federal spending on Friday, calling for a 16 percent increase in domestic programs as he tries to harness the government’s power to reverse what officials called a decade of underinvestment in the nation’s most pressing issues.
The proposed $1.52 trillion in spending on discretionary programs would significantly bolster education, health research and fighting climate change. It comes on top of Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package and a separate plan to spend $2.3 trillion on the nation’s infrastructure.
Biden Keeps Trumpâs Policy Retaining Land Mines in U.S. Arsenal, for Now
On the campaign trail, Joseph R. Biden Jr. had pledged to reverse his predecessorâs land mine policy. A Pentagon spokesman said the matter was under review.
Antipersonnel land mines, small explosive weapons that are buried underground or laid on the surface and meant to kill or maim people, can remain deadly for many decades.Credit.Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
April 6, 2021, 3:50 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON â The Defense Department announced Tuesday that it would retain the Trump administrationâs policy and keep antipersonnel land mines in its arsenal, reserving the right to use them in war.
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In Washington, âFree Tradeâ Is No Longer Gospel
Like its predecessor, the Biden administration has largely dispensed with the idea of free trade as a goal in and of itself.
Shipping containers at the Port of Oakland. Biden trade officials have promised to continue seeking export opportunities for American companies, but they say they have shifted their focus to protect workers.Credit.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
March 17, 2021
WASHINGTON â For decades, the principle of âfree tradeâ inspired a kind of religious reverence among most American politicians. Lawmakers, diplomats and presidents justified their policies through the pursuit of freer trade, which, like the spread of democracy and market capitalism, was presumed to be a universal and worthy goal.
Industry groups push for a swift vote on the IR omnibus bill
Senator Pauline Hanson. Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch.
Leading industry groups are urging senate crossbenchers to support the IR omnibus bill to ensure parliament can pass the suite of reforms before the week’s end.
Chief executives from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia and seven peak associations across the retail, hospitality, construction, mining and farming industries all signed the joint statement, which was made public on Monday.
“There is no valid reason why the Bill should be delayed,” they said.