Senate grants $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, Advancing Sweeping Safety Net Expansion
The Senate took a major decision on Wednesday toward enacting a sweeping expansion of the nation’s social safety net, approving a $3.5 trillion budget plan along party lines that would allow Democrats to fund climate change, health care and education measures while increasing taxes on wealthy people and corporations.
The $3.5 trillion plan for the massive social safety net expansion was adopted in a 50-49 vote after more than 14 hours of debate on a myriad of amendments.
The vote was 50-49 and the measure passed after a long series of amendment votes known as a "vote-a-rama" which started on Tuesday.
The Democratic-controlled House must next take up and pass the budget resolution. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer sent a letter to colleagues Tuesday saying the chamber planned to return the week of August 23 to consider the budget resolution.
Schumer told the $3.5 trillion agreement, which still must be approved by the 50-member Senate Democratic caucus, would include a impoetant extension of the health care program for the older citizens, a main point for Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders.
Democrats told earlier this week that the regulative package they plan to write would fight climate change and extend health care, education programs and help lower and middleclass family.
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