President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget proposal on Friday morning, asking Congress to allocate $769 billion for non-defense related programs and $753 billion for defense spending; the 2 requests mark 16 percent and 2 percent increases, respectively.
Acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young touted the administration’s prioritization of climate change and public health in the discretionary spending request.
The budget amounts to a 16 percent overall increase in domestic spending programs from fiscal year 2021. This request from the administration is on top of the proposed "infrastructure" plan, which totals $2 trillion on its own...snip~
Biden Unveils Budget Proposal with a Hefty Price Tag by Reagan McCarthy (townhall.com)