Democrats Want $761 Billion for Education and Workforce Programs
- House panel’s text to be part of $3.5 trillion budget bill
- Democrats wrangling over tax increases to pay for benefits
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House Democrats plan to spend $761 billion to expand access to education, child care and workforce retraining, laying down another plank of their plan for the largest expansion of the U.S. social safety net since the 1960s.
The Education and Labor Committee legislation released Wednesday is part of a slated $3.5 trillion budget bill that is central to President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. The House intends to vote on the measure, which is expected to have no Republican support, by the end of the month.