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Senate Democrats announce $3.5 trillion budget agreement

by Alan Fram
| July 13, 2021 7:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats announced Tuesday that they have reached a budget agreement among themselves that envisions spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade. The fiscal plan would pave the way for Democrats' drive to direct a huge pool of federal resources at climate change, health care and family-service programs sought by President Joe Biden.

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