Senate Democrats Pass $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution

Wall Street Journal: “The Democrat-only vote, 50 to 49, came just before 4 a.m., a day after the Senate passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. It is an initial victory for President Biden and congressional Democrats who are seeking to pass as much of their legislative agenda as possible this year, before next year’s midterm elections overtake Capitol Hill.”

New York Times: “The blueprint, which could set in motion the largest expansion of the federal safety net in nearly six decades, faces a difficult road ahead as Democrats seek to flesh it out and turn it into law, one that will require their progressive and moderate wings to hold together with virtually no votes to spare.”

Axios: “But this is just the beginning. Now that the budget resolution has passed the Senate, it will take months for Democrats in both chambers to negotiate and draft the final product.”

“Final passage of the $3.5 trillion spending bill, which will require all 50 Democratic senators to sign on, will likely not come until the fall.”