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Progressives call on Biden to add more health and housing aid to his infrastructure bill.
Students participating in a home care health aide training program in Queens in January. Funding for the home care industry is part of the infrastructure wishlist from the Congressional Progressive Caucus.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
April 9, 2021Updated 4:45 p.m. ET
An influential bloc of congressional progressives has produced a list of items they want added President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan from the expansion of programs for the homeless to a bigger increase for Medicaid-funded home health care.
The 95-member Congressional Progressive Caucus released their proposed revisions on Friday, in part, to counter Republicans who claim the American Jobs Plan includes too many programs that fall outside the traditional “road-bridge-rail-sewer” definition of infrastructure.
âSense of Disappointmentâ on the Left as the N.Y.C. Mayorâs Race Unfolds
Even as New York has veered toward the left, two more-moderate candidates, Andrew Yang and Eric Adams, lead the mayoral race.
Though Andrew Yang, left, and Eric Adams have embraced some progressive causes they are both relatively friendly toward the business and real estate communities.Credit.Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times
April 10, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
Over the last year, New York politics have appeared to lurch ever leftward. First came the primary victories last summer in a series of House and state legislative races, then the legalization of recreational marijuana, and just this week, a state budget agreement that would raise taxes on the wealthy and create a $2.1 billion fund to aid undocumented workers.
Bidenâs Budget Includes $1.52 Trillion in Federal Spending
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The proposed money would significantly bolster education, health research and fighting climate change. In the House, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida faces an ethics panel inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations.
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President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during a White House appearance on Thursday.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
President Biden proposed a vast expansion of federal spending on Friday, calling for a 16 percent increase in domestic programs as he tries to harness the governmentâs power to reverse what officials called a decade of underinvestment in the nationâs most pressing issues.
Biden, who called for unity, still faces divisions in US politics aljazeera.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aljazeera.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.