Thread by @mikememoli

Biden is fond of quoting his dad: don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.

Now, we have the first look at Biden's budget priorities whitehouse.gov/omb/fy-2022-di…

Some highlights: $861 million as a “first step toward a four-year commitment” for Central America to address “root causes” of migration; another $345 million for USCIS to help ramp up processing of asylum claims.

The biggest increase in CDC funding “in nearly two decades” -- $8.7 billion -- to help prepare for future pandemics and other global health threats.

A $20 billion increase in funding for Title I schools. A key plank of Biden’s education plan in campaign was to triple funding for Title I schools – from $15 billion to $45 billion -- to support increased teacher pay and other initiatives.

$14 billion in spending across “nearly every agency” to support the “whole-of-government approach to tackling climate change.”

A 19% increase in funding to the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Community Relations Service to support police reforms, prosecution of hate crimes and enforcement of voting rights.

$6.5 billion in new spending to create “ARPA-H” – another frequent Biden promise that aims to jump-start research in cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Biden has called it a health research equivalent to DARPA