- 'A Big Deal,' Says Sanders as Dems Agree to Pursue a $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill | Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, described the spending agreement as the "most significant piece of legislation... since the Great Depression." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/14/big-deal-says-sanders-dems-agree-pursue-35-trillion-reconciliation-bill 575 comments politics