Biden will pitch a $1.8T plan that includes free universal pre-K, two years paid college tuition, 12 weeks of family leave and extended tax cuts for low and middle-income workers in his first address to Congress tonight
President Biden will pitch free universal pre-K, two years of paid community college, a national family leave program and an expansion of Child Tax Credit
It s all part of his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which he will pitch in his address to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday night
Plan includes billions for in social programs that includes college tuition for Dreamers, expanded child care options, and combatting childhood hunger
Biden speech: Key takeaways from his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan
President Biden’s first address to Congress tonight
Replay Video UP NEXT President Joe Biden will lay out the contours of his latest ambitious legislative proposal his American Families Plan in his address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, calling on lawmakers to pass what the White House is calling a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation s future. The $1.8 trillion plan would create universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds, and fund two years of free universal community college. The plan would cap how much low and middle-income Americans must spend on child care, extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and expand paid leave. Spending on the new programs account for $1 trillion of the price tag, while $800 billion would go to tax cuts for middle and lower-income Americans.
President Proposes Historic Investment in American Families, Includes the HBCU Family
In addition to $45 billion for HBCUs and MSIs in the infrastructure package from last month, Pres. Biden now proposes an additional $46 billion for those institutions in new Family Plan
April 28, 2021 13:02 ET | Source: United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today, President Biden unveils his American Families Plan, a companion piece to his infrastructure American Jobs Plan introduced last month. The new American Families Plan proposes a significant increase in the maximum Pell Grant award for students needing the most assistance for higher education, a $39 billion subsidy of tuition for families with students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
Maryland has finalized a $577 million settlement to end a 15-year federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities, state officials announced Wednesday. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office signed the agreement with attorneys for the plaintiffs to settle the case. “This settlement marks an historic investment in Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities," Attorney General Brian Frosh said.