New GI Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

[James48843]

Virginia's Sen. Jim Webb is sponsoring the subject bill. The bill's text can be found here:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-2702

I noticed that of 24 Senate sponsors only three are Republicans - Olympia Snowe (ME), Susan Collins (ME), and Chuck Hagel (NE). Why is that? Is increased support to veterans considered a liberal issue?

As a Vietnam era vet, I think veterans deserve more than our verbal "thanks". Comments?

Yes. Democrats support veterans services at higher levels than Republicans do. It's been that way for years.

 

[rokid]

Virginia's Sen. Jim Webb is sponsoring the subject bill. The bill's text can be found here:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-2702

I noticed that of 24 Senate sponsors only three are Republicans - Olympia Snowe (ME), Susan Collins (ME), and Chuck Hagel (NE). Why is that? Is increased support to veterans considered a liberal issue?

COSPONSORS(24), ALPHABETICAL (from Thomas):

Sen Baucus, Max [MT]; Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM]; Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA]; Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH]; Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA]; Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]; Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME]; Sen Durbin, Richard [IL]; Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE]; Sen Harkin, Tom [IA]; Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI]; Sen Kerry, John F. [MA]; Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA]; Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ]; Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO]; Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ]; Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD]; Sen Reid, Harry [NV]; Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT]; Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME]; Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI]; Sen Tester, Jon [MT]; Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI]; Sen Wyden, Ron [OR]

As a Vietnam era vet, I think veterans deserve more than our verbal "thanks". Comments?