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.
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