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By an almost entirely party-line vote of 247 to 161, the House on Tuesday passed a $26 billion bill that Democrats say will save the jobs of more than 300,000 teachers, municipal workers and first responders such as police officers and firefighters. President Obama quickly signed the legislation into law.

President Obama urged lawmakers to pass a $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats say would save the jobs of 160,000 teachers across the country, as well as 150,000 first-responders, including police officers and firefighters. Republicans blasted the plan as a hand-out to unions.