Political Quotes

“64 years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt signed legislation that would change the course of American history and greatly enrich the lives of millions of our country's finest minds and bravest souls. That day, President Roosevelt said that the bill ``Gives emphatic notice to the men and women in our Armed Forces that the American people do not intend to let them down.'' Since 1944, nearly 8 million veterans have benefitted from the GI bill. Nearly 8 million men and women, home from war, provided with the opportunity to advance their education, get better jobs, and afford a brighter future for themselves and their families. Among them, seven now serve in the United States Senate: Dan Akaka graduated from the University of Hawaii, Chuck Hagel graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Dan Inouye graduated from the University of Hawaii and George Washington Law School, Frank Lautenberg graduated from Columbia University, Ted Stevens graduated from UCLA and Harvard Law School, John Warner graduated from Washington and Lee and the University of Virginia Law School, and Jim Webb, a Naval Academy alumnus, graduated from Georgetown Law School. There is no doubt that if you ask any of these seven distinguished Americans, they would tell you that along with hard work, the GI bill was a major reason for their success. The 8 million veterans on the GI bill became an army of prosperity here at home.”