Senate approves 26 billion in aid to save jobs for Obamas -supporting Teachers/public unions

Senate approves jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs

" Congress is moving rapidly just weeks before the start of the school year to speed billions of dollars in emergency education aid to states in hopes of reversing the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers. Some $10 billion in aid to school districts is set to flow after a 61-39 Senate vote Thursday—to be followed quickly by a House vote next week—in hopes that it will come in time for many school districts to reconsider teacher layoffs."

"Thursday's vote was a hard-earned but partial victory for Democrats and President Barack Obama. Advocates said it could save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other public workers. The measure would provide another $16 billion to help states fund their Medicaid budgets—and therefore free money for other budget priorities such as avoiding tax increases and preserving the jobs of state employees. About three-fifths of state governments have already factored in the federal help when drawing up budgets for the ongoing fiscal year."

"The vote caps months of effort by governors of both parties, public employee unions and others seeking to extend programs enacted in last year's economic stimulus law. That measure provided budget relief to states and local school districts hurt by slumping tax revenues as the U.S. economy has struggled to emerge from recession. Advocates said the measure would stop the layoffs of perhaps 300,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees"

"Republicans blasted the measure as a rerun of last year's economic stimulus bill, which has earned poor reviews among many voters as unemployment hovers near 10 percent nationwide. And they called it a giveaway to public employee unions, a key Democratic constituency, just three months before the midterm elections."

THIS IS 100% TOTAL BS!! CONGRESS PASSES A 26 BILLION AID PACKAGE TO SAVE JOBS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS, MAINLY TEACHER JOBS, WHILE 20-25 MILLION U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS REMAIN UNEMPLOYED. CA HAS A 13% 'OFFICIAL' UE RATE, WITH 2.5 TO 3 MILLION CALIFORNIANS UNEMPLOYED(95% OF THEM IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR). BUT THE STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION TEACHERS, ALL OF THEM LEFTIST DEMOCRATS & OBAMA SUPPORTERS, WILL GET RELIEF FROM LAYOFFS FROM OUR FED GOVERNMENT. YEAH, SAVE THE TEACHER UNION JOBS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUENCY,BUT SCREW OVER THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SMALL BUSINESSES WITH CRUSHING TAX INCREASES.