July 25, 2017

Ranking Member Walz Applauds House Passage Of Historic G.I. Bill Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-MN) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, a bill to improve and extend G.I. Bill benefits granted to veterans, their surviving spouses and dependents.

“Today, Members on both sides of the aisle demonstrated their gratitude to those who have selflessly served and sacrificed for our nation,” Rep. Walz said. “This bipartisan G.I. Bill will improve the lives of current and future generations of veterans by enhancing existing benefits, correcting current gaps in eligibility, and providing new benefits to help our veterans in today’s economy without asking our troops or American taxpayers to pay more.”

“A lot of hard work and deliberation went into crafting this legislation and I want to thank the Members on both sides of the aisle as well as our well-respected veterans service organizations (VSOs) for their help in crafting this legislation and for their commitment to our nation’s veterans and military families.”  

More information on the bill is available here. 

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