The $1.8trn in spending and tax credits in the American Families Plan would provide a relatively small boost to GDP growth as, like the earlier infrastructure proposals, it would be mostly paid for with higher taxes. With the Republicans even less likely to support the latest plan, we still expect the Democrats to attempt to pass both using budget reconciliation, with the combined bill close to revenue neutral.
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