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Ann Kirkpatrick: “When Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the original GI Bill, he stated forcefully that 'it [gave] emphatic notice to the men…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
When Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the original GI Bill, he stated forcefully that 'it [gave] emphatic notice to the men and women in our armed forces that the American people do not intend to let them down.'
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Ann Kirkpatrick
Democratic · Arizona

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Kirkpatrick references Roosevelt's commitment to veterans through the GI Bill.

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