Posted on 08/10/2010 4:38:51 PM PDT by traumer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs. President Barack Obama immediately signed it into law.
Lawmakers streamed back to Washington for a one-day session as Democrats declared a need to act before children return to classrooms minus teachers laid off because of budgetary crises in states that have been hard-hit by the recession.
Republicans saw it differently, calling the bill a giveaway to teachers' unions and an example of wasteful Washington spending that voters will punish the Democrats for in this fall's elections. The legislation was approved mainly along party lines by a vote of 247-161.
The aid for the states is to be paid for mostly by closing a tax loophole used by multinational corporations and by reducing food stamp benefits for the poor.
Obama, joined by teachers at a Rose Garden ceremony earlier in the day, said, "We can't stand by and do nothing while pink slips are given to the men and women who educate our children or keep our communities safe."
The Senate narrowly passed the measure last Thursday, after the House had begun its August break.
The legislation provides $10 billion to school districts to rehire laid-off teachers or to ensure that more teachers won't be let go before the new school year begins. The Education Department estimates that could save 160,000 jobs.
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This bill also forces one state - Texas - to maintain or raise their educational spending or risk losing $830MIL in federal education moneys!
A Dem from Texas wanted to make sure that Texas does not cut education spending while CONSTITUTIONALLY balancing their budget!
Complete BS!!
So what happens in a few months when the socialist states can't pay their bloodsucking public sector employee union members again?
Hey Zero!
We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher leave them kids alone
Hey teacher leave them kids alone
All in all your just another brick in the wall
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall
From Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall”
Can we have the title be changed to “Democrats pass bill to give them 26 Bil in campaign cash”?
locally - this does nothing for the upcoming school year.
The teachers were already laid off, and the budgets have already been voted upon and passed.
If schools were to rehire teachers - they may have to send their budgets back for a vote?
bump
Wait a $26 B bill to save teachers jobs but only $10 B is going to the teachers.
Now, why would they need $26 billion more, when there is still $431 billion left from the first ($787) stimulus???
Grrrr...enough bailing out pensions and unions. LET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM FAIL!!!
We need to bail out this government, but I’m not talking about using money.
Are you in AZ?
A payoff to the teachers unions who support Democrats.
I had 3 kids in public schools...I took them all out and put them in private schools for their High School years...best thing I ever did!
I had 3 kids in public schools...I took them all out and put them in private schools for their High School years...best thing I ever did!
Our school starts tomorrow. As you say, the die is cast for the year. One commentator says the money isn’t necessarily slated for the popular teachers, cops and firefighters, rather it can be used for any government expense and the SEIU was heavily complicit in pushing this bill. Look for the SEIU members to demand their share of this.
In California, the teachers are among the highest paid in the nation. When budgets started shrinking, many districts went to the teacher union locals and asked for concessions so they would not have to lay off some of their fellow teachers. I don’t know about your area, but the local union here refused to budge, preferring to sacrifice their coworkers rather than give up a little of their future raises or benefits. (I believe some of the Sacramento teachers are furious about having their doctor visit copays rise from $1 to $5.) So, the taxpayers must sacrifice for the teachers and such but heaven forbid the teachers give a little to help each other.
I think some unions did give back a smidgen but I’m sure they are now kicking themselves because they were assured Washington would buckle eventually. This will make the unions even more intransigent on givebacks.
“And still not a single scrap of Constitutional jurisdiction or legitimate power over education.”
That’s right. Not a scrap.
Lawmakers streamed back to Washington for a one-day session as Democrats declared a need to act before children return to classrooms minus teachers laid off because of budgetary crises in states that have been hard-hit by the recession...The aid for the states is to be paid for mostly by closing a tax loophole used by multinational corporations and by reducing food stamp benefits for the poor.No problem there -- the Demwits already have vowed to restore the food stamp expansion, and the remaining multinationals will soon move out of the US for good.
Another blatant theft from those in the private sector in order to pay off the votes of communionists.
mmm mmm mmm, someone to teach kids his song mm mmm mm
Words betray me.
H.R. 1586 was originally something about extra taxes for TARP recipients, then something about air traffic control (same # completely different text), now education bailout spending for the dem’s main constituency.
They did this merely by keeping the number the same, assigning a blank title, and changing the text (which they don’t read anyhow).
The XXXX Act of XXXXX?
From Thomas:
There are 6 versions of Bill Number H.R.1586 for the 111th Congress. Usually, the last item is the most recent.
1 . To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients. (Introduced in House - IH)[H.R.1586.IH][PDF]
2 . FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (Engrossed Amendment Senate - EAS)[H.R.1586.EAS][PDF]
3 . To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients. (Engrossed in House [Passed House] - EH)[H.R.1586.EH][PDF]
4 . XXXXXXAct ofXXXX (Engrossed Amendment Senate - EAS)[H.R.1586.EAS2][PDF]
5 . Aviation Safety and Investment Act of 2010 (Engrossed Amendment House - EAH)[H.R.1586.EAH][PDF]
6 . To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients. (Placed on Calendar Senate - PCS)[H.R.1586.PCS][PDF]
And from Cong Record:
(for herself, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. REID, and
Mr. SCHUMER)) proposed an amendment
to the bill H.R. 1586, to modernize the
air traffic control system, improve the
safety, reliability, and availability of
transportation by air in the United
States, provide for modernization of
the air traffic control system, reauthorize
the Federal Aviation Administration,
and for other purposes; as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted,
insert the following:
SHORT TITLE
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the
‘‘llllll Act of llll’’.
TITLE I
EDUCATION JOBS FUND
EDUCATION JOBS FUNDS
SEC. 101. There are authorized to be appropriated
and there are appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise obligated
for necessary expenses for an Education
Jobs Fund, $10,000,000,000: Provided,
That the amount under this heading shall be
administered under the terms and conditions
of sections 14001 through 14013 and title XV
of division A of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5)
except as follows:
(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
..........................................
We must vote out all incumbents.
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