Comments on: Sen. Schumer pushes for new GI Bill http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/ A blog about veterans affairs Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:31:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Dan http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-267 Dan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:10:03 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-267 Now that hes in the lime light he will do the right thing! Now that hes in the lime light he will do the right thing!

]]> By: Jim Murphy http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-249 Jim Murphy Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:40:28 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-249 According to the DAV, an organization above reproach in my opinion (our best ally), McCain very seldom votes for any bills that increase benefits, at least in their tabulations of the 2001-2007 votes in the Senate. They rate him an '0%' for 4 of those years. He has never supported full-funding for the VA. You are right, being that he needs veterans this time around, he may change his position on this bill. According to the DAV, an organization above reproach in my opinion (our best ally), McCain very seldom votes for any bills that increase benefits, at least in their tabulations of the 2001-2007 votes in the Senate. They rate him an '0%' for 4 of those years. He has never supported full-funding for the VA. You are right, being that he needs veterans this time around, he may change his position on this bill.

]]> By: Dan http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-242 Dan Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:10:58 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-242 Murphy Who said he was against the bill? He never did. Murphy

Who said he was against the bill? He never did.

]]> By: JMurphy http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-241 JMurphy Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:57:03 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-241 Email John McCain... shame him into supporting this bill. Email John McCain… shame him into supporting this bill.

]]> By: joseph s cohen http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-240 joseph s cohen Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:10:45 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-240 sen schumer plan for a new gi bill of rights is right on the money We can spend billions of dollars fighting a war why not spend some of that money helping those who fought it when they come back from hell sen schumer plan for a new gi bill of rights is right on the money We can spend billions of dollars fighting a war why not spend some of that money helping those who fought it when they come back from hell

]]> By: Dan http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-236 Dan Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:03:17 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-236 this Bill is the first step to help this generations vets as successful as the WW II vets. Like richard said successful keeps them of the homeless path. this Bill is the first step to help this generations vets as successful as the WW II vets. Like richard said successful keeps them of the homeless path.

]]> By: Richard Tjoa http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-234 Richard Tjoa Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:03:33 +0000 http://veterans.lohudblogs.com/2008/04/02/sen-schumer-pushes-for-new-gi-bill/#comment-234 "...some critics argue the plan is too costly and complex, and would make it harder to keep people in the military past their first enlistment." How about viewing this as part of a plan to keep veterans off the streets (as homeless people)? "...some critics argue the plan is too costly and complex, and would make it harder to keep people in the military past their first enlistment."

How about viewing this as part of a plan to keep veterans off the streets (as homeless people)?

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