Eric Swalwell: “Congressman Murphy, your district, the State of Florida, has a lot of veterans. People always ask: What is the biggest…”

“Congressman Murphy, your district, the State of Florida, has a lot of veterans. People always ask: What is the biggest surprise you have found since going to Congress? I don't know if you guys have had that question posed to you. For me, the biggest surprise I have found since coming to Congress is just how poorly our veterans have been treated. Something that is even more surprising, which I found doing these Future Forum tours--I don't know if you have heard about this--but a GI Bill doesn't even cover the full cost of college anymore. So the veterans who have served our country, fought abroad, risked their lives, saw their friends and sometimes family members killed, when they come back home, the GI Bill can't even get them all the way through college. That is how expensive college has become, and we can't even take care of our veterans. So when you talk about Pell grants, I am wondering if you have talked to veterans and heard about the gaps in funding that they are experiencing as they try and advance their skills when they get back home. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.”