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Congressman Cohen's Statement on the 64th Anniversary of the Signing of the Original GI Bill

Statement

Date: June 20, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations


Congressman Cohen's Statement on the 64th Anniversary of the Signing of the Original GI Bill

Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement in honor of the 64th anniversary of the signing of the GI Bill of Rights. The first GI Bill of Rights was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 22, 1944. Congressman Cohen's statement is below:

"It is appropriate, as the 64th anniversary of President Roosevelt signing the original GI bill nears, that the House passed the new GI Bill. I call upon President Bush to sign it into law upon passage by the Senate, and honor the sacrifices our troops have made in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just as the U.S. Government under Roosevelt recognized the sacrifices of what would come to be known as the Greatest Generation, we must honor another great generation of veterans. It is imperative that we pay tribute to our troops with a college education and give back to those who have given so much."


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