Congress hasn’t even taken up President Barack Obama’s jobs bill yet, but supporters and critics have already been praising or criticizing aspects of the proposal. We’ve taken a look at three claims about the bill, two by critics and one by a supporter. The supporter, Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., claimed during a Sept. 9 interview for local National Public Radio affiliate WABE-FM that the bill is "targeted so that no longer will states have to lay off teachers, and it’s specified in its language," Scott said. "Teachers, firefighters, police officers -- people that we need." PolitiFact Georgia wrote that the ... >>More
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