Biden and Democrats unveil $1.85 trillion plan for social and climate change programs
WASHINGTON — After months of negotiation, President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders on Thursday released the framework of a $1.85 billion bill that would reform the nation’s social programs and attempt to address the climate crisis.
But Democrats are still struggling to pull together the nearly unanimous party support needed to pass it.
Biden appeared on Capitol Hill to announce the framework, encouraging Democrats to end their bickering and support his chief legislative priority.
Hours before he left the country for back-to-back international summits, Biden laid out the political stakes for Congress, where Democrats have slim majorities in both houses heading into next year’s midterm election.
“I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that the House and Senate majorities, and my
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