Senate Clears $10B for Education Jobs, House to Reconvene

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 — The Senate today easily approved a bill providing $10 billion for education jobs and $16 billion for Medicaid. In anticipation of the Senate action, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced late yesterday that she would call House members back from their August recess for a widely expected affirmative vote that would send the bill to President Obama. The House vote is scheduled for next Tuesday.

The new funding is intended to assist states struggling with depleted coffers by providing $10 billion to prevent teacher layoffs and $16 billion to avoid Medicaid cuts.