House Democratic aides haven’t formally released the details of the stimulus deal yet, but we’ve got the information — thanks to the reader who sent it in.
Note that the school-building fund sought by House Democrats, which sparked an internal tussle between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), is nowhere to be found in the final stimulus. Instead, school repairs will be paid for using part of the states’ $54 billion “stabilization fund,” which was brought up $15 billion above the Senate’s original number.
But no matter how you slice it, the Senate won that fight.
