June 6, 2008
Veterans' Education Bill Nears Final Passage
The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would significantly expand veterans' tuition benefits while providing billions of dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The bill now heads back to the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed the tuition-benefits measure last month but rejected the war funds. If the House agrees to the Senate's war-spending level, the bill will go to President Bush for his veto or signature. If the House does not agree, lawmakers
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