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GI Bill expansion moves to Senate floor for a vote

July 27, 2017
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In a unanimous vote Wednesday morning, the Senate Veterans鈥 Affairs Committee advanced quick-moving legislation to expand veterans鈥 education benefits to a Senate floor vote.

Committee members stepped off the Senate floor for a fast vote Wednesday morning. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the committee, urged the Senate to put it on the schedule soon for a vote by the full chamber.

鈥淭his bill is a testament to what鈥檚 possible when Republicans and Democrats work together,鈥 Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., the ranking Democrat on the committee, said in a prepared statement.

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