Dems May Use Stimulus Funds to Pay Teachers

Politico reports that Democrats are considering using unspent stimulus funds to pay for the salaries of public school teachers.

Crossing a line they had hoped to avoid, Democrats are now actively discussing budget options that would mean going back into last year’s Recovery Act and redirecting billions in unspent stimulus funds to more pressing needs, such as averting threatened layoffs of public school teachers next fall.

The shift reflects the dramatically changed political climate in Congress and immense difficulty the party now faces in building any consensus for new spending initiatives.

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