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GI Bill Progress Snagged

Started by washingtonindependent · 10 months ago

House Democrats hoping to expand education benefits for post-9/11 war vets face a tough road ahead after the cost estimate became public yesterday, revealing a 10-year pricetag of $51.8 billion. Chamber leaders had hoped to attach the proposal to the emergency war spending bill set to hit the ... Continue reading »

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  • "...a 10-year pricetag of $51.8 billion." I guess a year, or less, of funding the occupation, and the attendant contracts, trumps all that nonsense about "supporting the troops." I wonder how many flag lapel pins that kind of cash would buy?

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