China News Agency, Washington, August 9 (Reporter Sha Hanting) Democrats in the US Senate announced on the 9th local time a budget bill totaling 3.5 trillion US dollars, including household and social welfare and clean energy projects.

　　The Senate Majority Leader and Democrat Schumer announced the budget that day, and said that the core of the plan is to "reshape the American middle class in the 21st century and give more Americans the opportunity to become a middle class."

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　　The US$3.5 trillion budget will include the provision of free kindergarten education; two-year tuition waivers for community colleges; appropriate tax cuts for families with children; paid personal leave and sick leave; and improvement of social welfare programs such as medical insurance for the elderly.

In addition, it also includes clean energy projects such as increasing the number of electric vehicles.

　　In the Democrats’ plan, funds will be raised through tax increases for large companies and individuals with an annual income of more than $400,000.

　　For this plan, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders called it the "most important piece of legislation" for American working people since the "Roosevelt New Deal" in the 1930s and would restore the working people's confidence in the government.

The Republican Party generally expressed opposition, believing that the plan would substantially increase the fiscal deficit and increase the risk of overheating the economy.

　　Currently, the Democrats and Republicans each hold 50 seats in the Senate. The Democrats control the Senate by one vote because of one vote from the Vice President, the Speaker of the Senate, Harris.

　　According to regulations, the budget requires a simple majority to pass.

Therefore, under the circumstance that all Democratic senators are guaranteed to vote for it, even if there is no Republican support, the plan can be passed in the Senate.

　　In addition, congressional bipartisan discussions on the $1 trillion infrastructure construction bill have entered the final stage.

The two parties have basically reached an agreement and a vote is expected on the 10th.

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