Families across the United States will begin receiving child tax credit payments Thursday as part of the COVID-19 relief package signed by President Joe Biden in March — but the long-term future of those payments, and many other major proposals from Democrats, remains to be seen.
The debate in Washington over spending, and the two parties’ different philosophies of how the federal government should operate, picked up this week with the unveiling of a $3.5 trillion blueprint from Senate Democrats, which would expand Medicare and Medicaid, address climate change and more.
Mass. Congresswoman Lori Trahan joined Jim Braude on Greater Boston on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming legislation and more on Greater Boston.
She highlighted key programs that Democrats are looking to include in the infrastructure bill, including childcare, paid family and medical leave, universal pre-K and free community college.
"Right now, what we're seeing is a top-line agreement on the budget resolution that was announced last night," Trahan said. "It does have these investments in human infrastructure. ... This is about investing in our workforce, investing in our economy, making sure it's more inclusive so that we do win the 21 century and that we do reclaim our global leadership role."
WATCH: Rep. Lori Trahan on the Democrats' $3.5 trillion proposal
