GOP mobilizes against Democratic spending as Biden releases first budget

Published May 29, 2021 12:00am ET



Republicans are gearing up to fight President Joe Biden’s massive $6 trillion federal budget proposal, featuring a projected $1.8 trillion deficit.

They argue Biden’s economic plans will leave the country crippled by higher taxes, debt, and inflation rather than “building back better,” as the president himself describes his economic agenda.

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