HELP SUPPORT THE GI BILL

HELP SUPPORT THE GI BILL!!!
IAVA is a nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Please take a moment to read their Press Release below!! Thanx ;)

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02/28/08: GI Bill Momentum in Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 28, 2008
CONTACT: Kara Horowitz, IAVA (212) 982-9699 or kara@iava.org

Major Victory in the Fight for New GI Bill: Reintroduced on Senate Floor
Senators Webb, Hagel, Lautenberg and Warner Introduce Improved Version of S.22

NEW YORK -Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, applauds today’s introduction of an improved version of the"Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act," or S.22, on the Senate floor. A bipartisan coalition of Senators including Jim Webb (D-VA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) reintroduced the bill. They also announced Senator John Warner (R-VA) as one of four lead co-sponsors of the legislation. Senator Warner is a World War II and Korean War veteran and beneficiary of the original GI bill. He joins 32 other Senators in support of S.22. The House companion bill (H.R. 2702) was introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and currently has 96 cosponsors.

"Our country’s newest generation of veterans deserves a World War II-style GI Bill, and today’s reintroduction of S.22 is a major step toward achieving that," said Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). "IAVA is grateful to Senators Webb, Hagel, Lautenberg and Warner, themselves combat veterans and GI Bill beneficiaries, for their leadership on this critical issue. We’ve seen great momentum behind a new GI Bill, and we urge Congress to act quickly to pass this crucial legislation this year."


Click here to see who has signed onto the new GI Bill.

To download IAVA’s new in-depth report on the GI Bill and corresponding Quick Facts, please visit wwww.iava.org/newgibill

For more information, please visit www.iava.org.

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