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Obama signs state aid bill, PA prepares to adjust budget | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Obama signs state aid bill, PA prepares to adjust budget | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Obama signs state aid bill, PA prepares to adjust budget

by Rajiv Venkataramanan on Aug 12 2010
Just hours after the House of Representativespassed the state fiscal aid bill on Tuesday,President Obama signed it into law sending $26.1 billion to recession-battered states. $16.1 billion is allocated to support state Medicaid programs and $10 billion is earmarked to avert layoffs in public schools across the country.
About the emergency teachers' aid, Pres. Obama commented: