Yesterday, the Senate voted 75-22 in favor of the bipartisan New GI Bill, to cover full in-state tuition at public universities for veterans. This is fantastic news for our men and women in uniform, whose service should be honored with the education benefits they were promised.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for the bill. Unfortunately, our junior Senator from Texas, John Cornyn, was one of just 22 Senators to oppose the New GI Bill that passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, and is supported by most leading veterans organizations.
But that's not all. George Bush has threatened to veto the bill, and yesterday Cornyn signaled his support for a veto that would block expanded benefits for veterans.
Senator Cornyn's vote is an insult to our troops who have sacrificed so much to serve our country. Click here to sign our petition. Urge Cornyn to override President Bush's veto now!
Supporting our troops is about more than photo opportunities and speeches. Our brave men and women give their all on the battlefield and they deserve our full support when they return home. We have an obligation to our veterans to ensure that they receive the same sort of education benefits that their grandparents received after World War II. As a Texas State Representative, I have fought for our veterans and I will continue to fight to make sure our troops and veterans get the support they deserve in the U.S. Senate.
We're so close to passing the New GI Bill into law, and Texas needs two U.S. Senators to vote the right way. Cornyn still has a chance to do the right thing -- provide our veterans with the tools they need to succeed in civilian life after serving our nation.
Join me and sign our petition. Tell John Cornyn to override President Bush's veto now!
Sincerely,
Rick Noriega
Democrat for U.S. Senate
http://ga6.org/campaign/supportthetroops/id76n5drf773b8dw?
Disclaimer: Rick Noriega is a member of the Army National Guard. Use of his military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.
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