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"Under blustery skies in the nation's capital, lawmakers joined scores of veterans Tuesday to drum-up support for a bipartisan proposal granting full tuition benefits to those returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Sponsored by two Vietnam veterans, Sens. James Webb (D-Va.) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), the bill would cover the full cost of in-state public tuition, room, board and supplies, while encouraging private institutions to help 21st-century vets with their education bills. In contrast, the current benefit -- the Montgomery GI Bill -- is capped over four years, leading critics to argue that it's insufficient to cover the ever-rising expense of a secondary education.
(Matt Mahurin) The bill would also extend full education benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserves.
Webb, who fought with the Marine Corps in the Vietnam War, called the expanded education benefit "the most tangible thanks that our country can offer" to those volunteering to fight overseas."
Vets Drum Up Support for GI Bill - The Washington Independent - U.S. news and politics - washingtonindependent.com
Sponsored by two Vietnam veterans, Sens. James Webb (D-Va.) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), the bill would cover the full cost of in-state public tuition, room, board and supplies, while encouraging private institutions to help 21st-century vets with their education bills. In contrast, the current benefit -- the Montgomery GI Bill -- is capped over four years, leading critics to argue that it's insufficient to cover the ever-rising expense of a secondary education.
(Matt Mahurin) The bill would also extend full education benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserves.
Webb, who fought with the Marine Corps in the Vietnam War, called the expanded education benefit "the most tangible thanks that our country can offer" to those volunteering to fight overseas."
Vets Drum Up Support for GI Bill - The Washington Independent - U.S. news and politics - washingtonindependent.com
