Kay Hagan: “I would like to speak on this amendment. I think it is a very good amendment. We have 100,000 servicemembers in our…”

“I would like to speak on this amendment. I think it is a very good amendment. We have 100,000 servicemembers in our Active-Duty military who actually utilized this last year, and 50,000 of them received diplomas, certificates, and licenses. It truly does help prepare our servicemembers for a successful transition into the civilian workforce when they choose to leave the military. This is good news for a recruitment tool and it is good news as a retention tool and I think it is imperative that we continue to offer this tuition assistance benefit to our members. I certainly want to thank Senator Inhofe for working with me on this issue. I think it is a very good amendment. I also want to thank Senators Mikulski, Shelby, Durbin, and Cochran for helping us reach an agreement and move this amendment forward. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.”