Here's What's in Biden's $1.85 Trillion Spending Plan

Here's What's in Biden's $1.85 Trillion Spending Plan
By Jim Tankersley and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Demonstrators in Washington protesting the government’s response to climate change earlier this month. A key provision of the president’s framework will give $555 billion to fight climate change, largely through tax incentives for low-emission sources of energy.



October 28, 2021 at 10:33PM
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