* Permanent child tax credit,
* Tax subsidies for affordable housing,
* Tax break for child care expenses,
* Subsidies to promote green farming practices,
* Additional funding for election infrastructure,
* Funding for broadband internet,
* Electric vehicle charging stations,
* Medicare coverage expansion for dental, vision and hearing care,
* Lowering the age of Medicare eligibility.
Funding is crucial: Paying for all the proposed spending could be a decisive issue for many lawmakers, especially following a pandemic year with trillions in federal relief spending that sent deficits and debt soaring.
Sen. Joe Manchin (WV), a key vote in a closely divided Senate, repeated his belief Tuesday that the package must include sufficient revenues. “Everything should be paid for,” he said. “How much more debt can y’all handle?”