What’s the meaning of compromise?
CQ Budget, Ep. 219
When it comes to reconciliation, reducing the original price tag by $1.5 trillion has left a lot on the floor. President Joe Biden signaled Democrats are close now, or at least closer, to a final package.
A Medicare expansion to cover dental, hearing and vision; tax rate increases on corporations and wealthy individuals; and two years of tuition-free community college appear to be left by the wayside.
CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman lay out the specifics and discuss the politics of the bill.
Show Notes:
- CQ Budget archive
- Biden’s domestic agenda at stake
- Tax rates tug of war threatens budget package progress
- Two-year spending caps deal on the table in appropriations talks
