Senate Democrats say they’ll fully pay for their $3.5 trillion plan for child tax credits, climate measures, education, and other measures, but it’s unclear how many of their proposed pay-fors will actually raise revenue or cut spending. Democrats plan to adopt a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions for a major legislative package that would include […]

Draft Senate fiscal 2022 budget resolution documents circulating on Capitol Hill Monday call for making the increased Affordable Care Act premium tax credits permanent, dropping the Medicare eligibility age to 60, extending Medicare coverage to include hearing, vision and dental care, expanding graduate medical education and allowing the government to negotiate drug prices, but some […]

House Democrats plan to allow appropriators to get started on fiscal 2022 spending bills before releasing a full budget resolution, potentially saving that measure to pave a path forward for infrastructure and other legislative priorities. Democrats introduced on Friday a resolution (H. Res. 467) to set a $1.5 trillion limit on regular discretionary appropriations for […]

Includes proposals to extend expansion of health insurance coverage and funding for preparedness, among other health care provisions President Biden today submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The budget primarily includes proposals from President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan. The budget request, which was released this afternoon, is not […]