Dems want to scrap tax cut for rich to fund teachers' raises
WASHINGTON (AP) " Congressional Democrats want to give a big salary bump to teachers and pay for it by canceling the tax cut for the nation's top 1 percent of earners.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday are expected to propose giving states and school districts $50 billion over a decade for teacher raises and recruitment.The Democrats' plan is an election-year slam at the tax cuts passed by the Republican-controlled [...]
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