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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Duncan behind the teaching jobs for food stamps swap. � Fred Klonsky's blog

Duncan behind the teaching jobs for food stamps swap. � Fred Klonsky's blog

Duncan behind the teaching jobs for food stamps swap.


Last night the Senate passed a domestic spending bill that included $10 billion for education. The bill goes to the House next week and will pass.
The catch?
To pay for it, $12 billion will be cut from the federal food stamp program.
In yesterday’s post I blamed Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats. They insisted that any domestic spending