JEANNE SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW GI BILL FOR THE 21st CENTURY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 22, 2008

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JEANNE SHAHEEN STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW GI BILL FOR THE 21st CENTURY

(Manchester, NH) – Jeanne Shaheen released the following statement today on the Senate's passage of the New GI Bill for the 21st Century:

"Today, I want to congratulate the New Hampshire veterans who have worked so hard on this issue over the past months.  Your work in support of this new GI Bill has been influential and I am thrilled to see the bill pass the Senate today.

We should never tell a single veteran that we cannot provide him or her with the resources they need to get a good education.  The brave men and women of our armed forces put their lives at risk for each and every one of us in this country and they deserve nothing less than our full admiration, respect and support.  In the Senate, I will be a tireless advocate for veterans' benefits because I believe it is a fundamental American value that we stand up for those who have stood up for us."