Congress OKs More Money For Schools in Budget Plan

By Erik W. Robelen

Washington

Congress last week approved a Republican spending blueprint for the coming fiscal year that promises more money for education, but substantially less than President Clinton has requested.

With nearly unanimous Democratic opposition, the House and the Senate last Thursday passed the $1.8 trillion budget resolution for fiscal 2001, a nonbinding document that is designed to guide action on spending and tax bills. It does not require presidential approval.

Rep. John R. Kasich, R-Ohio, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, said in a statement that the budget plan would provide more money for GOP priorities such as education and defense spending, while offering at least $150 billion in tax...