1.   She said the federation also backs proposals to take federal money that labor unions say subsidizes the transfer of jobs overseas and use it to build or modernize schools.

2.   The bill included a large increase in federal education spending, including increases in grants for college tuition and money for local districts to hire teachers and modernize schools.

3.   The president complained the bill did not go far enough to build and modernize schools or help enough uninsured workers obtain medical coverage.

4.   The tax cuts the president favors would aim at specific social goals like making child-care more affordable and helping communities raise money to build and modernize schools.

5.   Democrats are reluctant to accept any cuts to their top priorities of hiring new teachers and modernizing rundown schools.

6.   Democrats are reluctant to accept any cuts to their top priorities of reducing class size, hiring new teachers, and modernizing run-down schools.

7.   Included were increases for hiring teachers, modernizing schools and operating after-school centers.

8.   The president would spend billions to provide health insurance to the poor, combat global warming and modernize schools, while boosting defense, farm subsidies and anti-terrorism activities.