A massive plan to expand social programs like Medicare, tackle climate change and fund pre-K and community college cleared its first hurdle in the Senate early on Wednesday, kicking off an intricate process to pass a $3.5 trillion package that is a signature part of President Joe Biden’s agenda.The budget resolution passed the Senate at just before 4 AM ET on a party line vote, 50-49.Less than 24 hours earlier, the Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that passed on Tuesday with 19 Republicans joining with all 50 Democrats and independents.
That was a rare moment of bipartisanship for such a massive $1.2 trillion package, but that sentiment quickly gave way to Republicans’ united opposition to the larger $3.5 trillion budget
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