House Democrats to kick off $1.5 trillion spending process without budget
By Niv Elis - 06/14/21 03:44 PM EDT
House Democrats on Monday moved to advance the annual appropriations process for 2022 without a budget resolution.
House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) filed a $1.5 trillion deeming resolution, which would allow appropriators to begin writing their 12 annual spending bills, with the House Rules Committee.
A committee vote is expected later on Monday.
The process would postpone the debate over a budget resolution, which Democrats are eyeing as an alternative vehicle for passing President Biden's proposed jobs and families plans.
If talks with Republicans fail on infrastructure, Democrats hope to use a budget process called reconciliation to side-step the Senate filibuster, allowing them to advance the legislation without GOP support.
In order to do that, however, they would need to carefully tailor the budget resolution to the bills they hope to pass through reconciliation, divvying up precise amounts that authorizing committees will be able to spend to match their legislative goals.
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