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Transcript: GI Bill Doesn't Cover Costs, Critics Say
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- Talk of the Nation (NPR)
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- November 20, 2007
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NEAL CONAN
NPR Talk of the Nation
11-20-2007
GI Bill Doesn't Cover Costs, Critics Say
Host: NEAL CONAN
Time 14:00-15:00 PM
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NEAL CONAN, host:
This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington.
The original GI Bill gave veterans of the Second World War the option of a fully funded education and the chance to buy a home. The GI Bill still exists, of course, but veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan receive much less.
The current version, known as the Montgomery GI Bill - after its principal sponsor, Congressman Sonny Montgomery - was passed by Congress in 1985, during peacetime. It provides fewer benefits and hasn't kept up with the spiraling cost of college, and many vets say ...