Senate Votes to Adopt $3.5T Budget Plan

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We ran the numbers: There are 3028 news articles covering this topic. 31% (922) are left leaning, 39% (1187) are center, and 30% (919) are right leaning.

On Wednesday, Senate Democrats completed an important initial step in their quest to approve a $3.5 trillion bill. While left-leaning articles highlight the adoption of a $3.5 trillion budget marked a critical milestone in Democrats’ complex economic agenda, right-leaning articles highlight that Democrats advanced Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after handing him triumph on a hefty infrastructure package.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the adoption of a $3.5 trillion budget marked a critical milestone in Democrats’ complex economic agenda. The $3.5 trillion blueprint set in motion Democrats’ plan to expand Medicare and combat climate change. 

USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the Senate passed a resolution along party lines on a 50-29 vote that gives committees in Congress instructions to begin crafting the bill. The bill is aimed at tackling a number of Biden’s priorities by subsidizing childcare, expanding caregiving, and giving free community college and pre-kindergarten. 

A right-leaning article by Washington Times highlights that Democrats advanced Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after handing him triumph on a hefty infrastructure package. Passage came despite Republican amendments intended to make rivals pay a price in next year’s elections for control of Congress.



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