Transcript: PELOSI: 'GI BILL OPENED THE DOOR TO THE MIDDLE CLASS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS'

Article: GI Bill a bridge to prosperity: ; Middle ...
Charleston Gazette;  March 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Encyclopedia of Law says the GI Bill "ranks among the most productive ... suburbs, and built homes. The GI Bill "created the emergence of the middle class," West says. Also, it ... and accomplishments of the GI Bill that have accrued just since ...

Article: Pelosi: 'GI Bill Opened the Door to the ...
PR Newswire;  June 22, 2004 ;     613 words ... ... 60th anniversary of the GI Bill of Rights and recall how ... and sacrifice. "The GI Bill gave veterans the opportunity ... opened the door to the middle class for millions of Americans ... more than $77 billion in GI Bill benefits for education ...

Article: VFW Announces Move for a New GI Bill for the 21st ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 6, 1998 ;     541 words ... ... Pouliot noted that "the WWII GI Bill is considered one of the best laws ever passed by Congress. The GI Bill expanded the middle class with an influx of doctors, engineers and businessmen. The GI Bill paved the way for unparalleled ...

Article: GI Bill Author Deserves Medal, Says American Legion
U.S. Newswire;  July 9, 2004 ;     578 words ... ... s penciled outline of the GI Bill is contained in a glass display ... attended college on the original GI Bill, thusly creating a middle class and raising expectations for ... boosting today's Montgomery GI Bill to the educational buying power ...

Article: GI BILL ENHANCED THE LIVES OF MANY.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... wrote, more than 2 million GI Bill home loans were approved by ... consequences of the original GI Bill: the spawning of a middle class; the social and economic diversifying ... a discussion of the original GI Bill as a cost-effective means ...

Article: GI Bill of Rights Anniversary Marked
AP Online;  June 20, 2002 ;     521 words ... ... became the first draft of the GI Bill. The final legislation paved ... Freedom for him. Many credit the GI Bill with creating a middle-class society and extending the wartime ... under the current Montgomery GI Bill, named for former Rep. G ...

Transcript: New GI Bill Helps Veterans Pursue College ...
NPR Tell Me More;  August 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... As of this weekend, a new GI bill will help recent veterans pursue ... historians credit the original GI Bill with creating America's middle class after World War II. During ... want to talk about the new GI Bill and what it may mean for millions ...