Biden unveils budget request some experts warn would run up a $1.8 trillion deficit

Published May 28, 2021 5:31pm ET



President Joe Biden has unveiled a $6 trillion budget plan for next fiscal year that rolls his sweeping infrastructure, education, healthcare, and clean energy plans into a wish list some experts say would run up a $1.8 trillion deficit.

And it is the Biden administration’s plan to pay down the federal debt that may cause the most concern for deficit hawks.

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