Biden Unveils $1.8 Trillion ‘American Families’ Plan
Posted By: Dreadnought, 4/28/2021 10:27:38 AM
Just weeks after introducing an infrastructure package that would require roughly $2 trillion in new government spending, President Biden is set to unveil another massive spending package during his address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, this time in the form of a $1.8 trillion “families” bill designed to bolster education, child care, and provide paid family leave. The American Families Plan, which also comes after the passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill, includes $400 billion to extend the existing child tax credit, $225 billion in childcare subsidies, $225 billion for a national paid family leave program, $200 billion for universal preschool, and much else. “These are generational investments
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Madame Vice President.
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The First Lady.
The Second Gentleman.
Mr. Chief Justice.
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