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June 18, 2021

Democrats eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration

By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities, from lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60 and adding dental, vision and hearing benefits to incorporating a long-running effort to provide legal status for certain immigrants, including “Dreamers.”

The Senate is preparing a draft budget document, alongside one in the House, that puts a new focus on President Joe Biden's big legislative proposal and shows the scope of what Democrats would hope to accomplish with a go-it-alone approach, separate from any possible bipartisan deal.


 
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