Senate Passes $26 Billion to Avoid Teacher Firings
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The U.S. Senate passed legislation providing $26 billion to help states pay their Medicaid bills and avoid firing thousands of teachers in a victory for Democrats’ long-stalled jobs agenda.
The chamber voted 61-39 to send the measure to the House. Yesterday, Maine Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe joined Democrats to shut down Republican stalling tactics. The House plans to vote Aug. 10, returning to Washington from lawmakers’ August recess, to complete work on the bill before the new school year begins.