House Democrats passed a $2 trillion social spending plan on Friday morning, advancing a key part of President Joe Biden's agenda.
in late 2017. He also cast a follow-up vote on a rival Democratic amendment to preserve it and avoid hiking taxes on middle-class families, suggesting he could fall somewhere in the middle between both approaches.on insulin costs, designed to help cut rising cost of healthcare and fulfill a Democratic campaign promise.
But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested Sunday that the Senate parliamentarian could advise Democrats to drop it from the bill if it doesn't comply with strict budgetary rules.Sanders is the leading Democrat spearheading a push for an expansion of Medicare so it would provide dental, vision, and hearing benefits. Schumer backs it as well.
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