On Monday, President Biden released his annual budget, requesting increased funding for agencies including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). To help pay for the budget’s historic investments, President Biden called for a minimum tax on billionaires to ensure the ultra-wealthy pay at least 20 percent of their income. 

“This budget makes big investments in our future by supporting research in technologies like AI and quantum science, while also making sure that more Americans have access to that future through universal broadband,” said Chamber of Progress CEO Adam Kovacevich. “If we’re going to succeed in delivering better opportunities and a stronger economy for the whole country, the top one percent need to chip in more.”

Last fall, Chamber of Progress endorsed Democratic proposals to fund a new privacy and data security bureau at the FTC. The organization has also supported an increase in the corporate tax rate.

In this year’s budget, the President requested an additional $88 million for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division as well as an additional $139 million for the FTC.

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