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Trouble ahead for new stimulus bill
- 04-26-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa has proposed spending an additional $23 billion to prevent thousands of teacher layoffs across the country. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan blessed the idea in testimony before Congress earlier this month, warning of an “educational catastrophe.” Last December, the U.S. House approved the money and has been waiting since for Senate action. But if Dianne Feinstein’s conditional support is any indication on how the Senate may lean – and her position often is a telltale sign – then school districts shouldn’t bank on getting the money. Feinstein issued a one-paragraph statement last week, in which she called for offsetting any additional spending with cuts in other parts of the federal budget. (more...)
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