Stimulus Bill Includes School Construction Funds

Washington, DC, Feb. 12, 2009--The compromise stimulus package will include $6 billion for school repair and modernization, according to the Associated Press .

Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa told reporters earlier today that money cut from the Senate's version of the stimulus bill would be restored.

The reported amount is less than the $14 billion the House version included, but still more than the Senate's version, which included nothing in that category.