Biden Previews 2024 Budget Request
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On Tuesday, the Biden administration gave a sneak peek of the 2024 budget request, which will be unveiled fully on Thursday. Left-leaning articles highlight that House Republicans are already blasting the budget and pushing for increased spending cuts, while right-leaning articles highlight that the White House’s budget puts “populism before patriotism.”
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that among the provisions in the budget revealed on Tuesday, major points include efforts to secure Medicare and reduce the deficit by $2 trillion over the next decade. Republicans are already taking aim at the budget, which proposes tax increases for individuals earning over $400,000. This year, U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Philadelphia for an event on the day of the budget announcement.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that House Republicans have already started attacking Biden’s proposed budget ahead of its full reveal. They are pushing for increased spending cuts and are prepared for a standoff over the country’s finances. The article highlighted that the full budget will likely preserve Biden’s most important economic priorities, but it rests in the hands of Congress, including the Republican-majority House, to approve. Republicans are pushing for cuts to federal health, science, education, and labor spending.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlighted that while budget requests are largely for show rather than tangible plans, they signify Biden’s political and economic priorities. The author claims that Biden’s budget puts “populism before patriotism,” due to its meager spending cuts amid the ever-growing deficit and its proposed solution to increase taxes on high-earners to thin the deficit gap.