President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget places heavy emphasis on advancing "equity," mentioning it 62 times, with the term being referenced 57 times in the text itself.

The budget proposal, released by the White House Thursday as an opening salvo for larger negotiations with House Republicans, mentioned "equity" five times in summary tables for the budget, six if you count an unrelated reference to "private equity." The mentions range from racial and gender equity to equity for veterans and in healthcare.

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Democrats have argued in recent years that equity, or the equality of outcomes, cannot be gained through unequal opportunities. Republicans, on the other hand, have expressed concern that such equity only exists through the enforcement of unequal treatment.

The White House worked to tie the new budget to the Biden administration's overall agenda to advance racial equity, something the president launched on his first day in office. This budget, the White House said Thursday, "builds on that progress by making historic investments to support underserved communities and combat racial disparities across the Nation, including in health, education, and economic opportunity."

Getting specific, the new budget proposes $3 billion "to advance gender equity" worldwide.

“The Administration remains steadfast in its commitment to invest in opportunities for women and girls and support the needs of marginalized communities, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex community,” the budget reads. “Reflective of that commitment, the Budget requests more than $3 billion to advance gender equity and equality across a broad range of sectors.”

In addition to "equity," the budget also mentions the term "queer" seven times and "transgender" eight times. The term "border," in reference to the U.S.-Mexico border, is mentioned 32 times. "Fentanyl," meanwhile, is only mentioned twice.

House Republicans have denounced the $6.8 trillion proposal, which the White House says would cut the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade, as a nonstarter. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tweeted Thursday that the plan was "completely unserious" and argued that it would result in "trillions in new taxes that you and your family will pay directly or through higher costs."

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"Mr. President: Washington has a spending problem, NOT a revenue problem," he wrote.

The White House did not respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment.