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Biden's first budget includes billions more for high-poverty schools, environmental programs and the
CDCWASHINGTON — In his first budget request to Congress, President Joe Biden is proposing spending billions more on Head Start programs, high-poverty schools and the Environmental Protection Agency and boosting civil rights initiatives, including police reform and the prosecution of hate crimes.
The plan also includes the largest increase in the Centers for Disease Control's budget in 20 years as Biden looks to continue combatting the coronavirus pandemic.
The Biden administration submitted a discretionary spending request Friday to Congress for the coming year that includes $769 billion for non-defense federal departments, marking a significant 16% increase for domestic priorities from the final year of President Donald Trump.
Biden is requesting $753 billion for the Defense Department, a modest 1.7% increase, signaling a change in priorities from Trump, who embraced more significant increases in defense spending.
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