By Susan Crabtree
Tea Party activists plan to protest next week’s House vote on a $26 billion state aid package at district offices around the country.
The activists are upset over $10 billion in the package for a fund to stop teacher layoffs.
Fiscal conservatives also are fired up over reports that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) pushed Pelosi to call the House back for the vote. The union warned Pelosi that states would be forced to lay off thousands of teachers if Congress doesn’t approve the money by the end of August.
Protests are planned in at least a dozen states, and Tea Party activists are set to show up at congressional offices Saturday through Monday, according to conservative activists familiar with their plans.
Demonstrations will occur at the offices of Democrats’ facing tough reelection races, including Reps. Betsy Markey (Colo.), Dina Titus (Nev.), Martin Heinrich (N.M.), Earl Pomeroy (N.D.), John Spratt (S.C.) and Rick Boucher (Va.), according to a planning paper circulating among conservative groups.
