U.S. Senate Democrats agree to $3.5 trln for budget reconciliation bill

By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s drive for big new infrastructure investment got a boost on Tuesday when leading Senate Democrats agreed on a $3.5 trillion investment plan they aim to include in a budget resolution to be debated soon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. “We have come to an agreement,” Schumer told reporters after more than two hours of closed-door talks that included Senate Budget Committee Democrats and White House officials. Republicans have not been part of these negotiations. “You add that to the $600 billion in a …

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