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The Roanoke Times editorializes in favor of Sen. Webb's legislation to update the G.I. Bill:
U.S. Sen. James Webb wants better education benefits for military
veterans who have seen active duty in the post-9/11 global war on
terror.
He is right. A grateful nation should do more -- but not as much more as Virginia's junior senator envisions.
Webb has introduced a bill in Congress that would provide college
tuition, room and board plus a $1,000 monthly stipend to veterans who
have served at least two years' active duty since the 2001 terrorist
attacks in the United States.
...Beyond the simple decency of helping people who might have
sacrificed a lot in defense of the nation, there is a compelling,
practical reason to do more: to boost recruitment.
With wars in Iraq and Afghanistan going poorly and regular, reserve
and National Guard troops stretched to the max, free market principles
demand a higher incentive. Webb is right to fight for them.
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The Virginia-Pilot covers Senator Webb's plan to increase funding for veterans' education:
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., carried through on a
campaign promise Wednesday, lobbying a Senate committee to pay college
tuition and a monthly stipend to veterans who have served on active
duty since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Webb, a former Marine and a Navy secretary,
argued that providing today's veterans with a GI Bill similar to what
World War II-era veterans received would boost recruiting, ease the
transition of soldiers returning from war and raise the quality of life
for those who have risked their lives.
Webb proposes paying tuition, room
and board and a $1,000 monthly stipend to veterans who have served on
active duty for at least two years.
"I hope that in good spirit, the
administration will look at this in terms of how we really should be
rewarding the people who step forward," he told the Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs. "It's a very small percentage of the country that's
done this, and they deserve the right to have as big a future as they
can go out and get."
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 Below is the address delivered by Senator Jim Webb to graduates at Radford University's commencement on Saturday, May 5th:
I am grateful for the opportunity to share in this important milestone in your lives.
I got my first call about being your commencement speaker late last year from Mary Ann Hovis, who is a member of your Board of Visitors. Mary Ann and her husband Bob are good friends, and huge boosters of Radford University. And if there is one thing I have learned over the past year or so, it's that Mary Ann always knows the right place for me to be. So thank you Mary Ann. And here I am…
Today is a day for families and friends, for shared memories of good times here on campus and for that feeling that comes from accomplishing something truly special.
Today, you are all winners, and I congratulate you!
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The Hampton Roads Daily Press covered Sen. Webb's recent address to a crowd of Democratic activists in James City County:
Sen. Jim Webb returned to James City County on Friday night to thank
Democrats for electing him and to pledge his support for Democratic
candidates in the General Assembly elections in November.
Webb told more than 400 activists, voters and elected officials
that they were the reason he was able to get his campaign up and
running so quickly last year against powerful incumbent Sen. George
Allen.
"This was something of a guerrilla movement, an insurrection, and there
are a lot of people in here who were the foot soldiers in that
movement," Webb said. "We haven't really been able to come down to
places like Tidewater to give our thanks."
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I want to express my profound sympathies to the entire Virginia Tech
community for the tragic shooting that occurred on the campus earlier
this morning. My heart goes out to the parents and families of the
victims of this senseless act.
Virginia Tech is a great institution. The young people who were lost
today had demonstrated an enormous amount of promise. There is very
little that I can add in terms of describing the depth of our feelings
and our regret that this incident has occurred. It is an incredible
human tragedy.
Hopefully once the grieving is done, we can find ways that will prevent these sorts of incidents from happening in the future.
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