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A very interesting read.
Written by GussThe Bush administration opposes a Democratic effort to restore full educational benefits for returning veterans, according to an official’s comments last week.
Senate Democrats, led by Virginia’s Jim Webb, want the government to pay every penny of veterans’ educational costs, from tuition at a public university to books, housing and a monthly stipend.
Such a benefit was a major feature of the historic 1944 G.I. Bill, which put more than eight million U.S. soldiers through college and is now credited by historians as fueling the expansion of America’s middle class in the post-war era.
But in recent years the benefit has dwindled; under the current law, passed in 1985, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan can expect Uncle Sam to cover only 75 percent of their tuition costs. That’s not enough, say Democrats and veterans’ advocates.
University Update - Iraq - Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets. linked with University Update - Iraq - Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets.
University Update - Iraq - Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets. Says:
August 11th, 2007 at 10:03 amVisit University Update - Iraq - Administration Fights Dem Plan to Boost School Aid for Vets.
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Big Mo Says:
August 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pmVisit Big Mo
They oppose it because the VA opposes it:
Keith Wilson, the VA official who oversees the education benefits program, told senators last Friday the proposal would make “administration of this program cumbersome,” and its costs would “tax existing VA resources.”
Guss Says:
August 12th, 2007 at 6:54 pmVisit Guss
Isn’t the Veterans Administration run by political appointees? This administration doesn’t appoint anyone that doesn’t go along with their agenda, or should I say keeps their priorities in mind.
The buck stops with the president.