Eric Swalwell: “In the GI Bill, it works when we fund it and we give opportunity to veterans. It provides eligible veterans up to 36…”

“In the GI Bill, it works when we fund it and we give opportunity to veterans. It provides eligible veterans up to 36 months of education benefits. Frankly, I think you and I probably would like to see that greatly expanded to include a full education; 1700 colleges and universities are supplemented by post-GI Bill benefits. Fifty-one percent of student veterans earn their degree from an institution of higher education. From 2009-2012, there has been an increase of veterans using their benefits by 67 percent. When we are faced with the question when it comes to veterans funding or NDAA considerations that we make, should we be expanding the educational opportunities for our veterans, or should we be reducing it?”