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Across the aisle the seven-year journey of the historic Montgomery GI bill / by G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery ; with Darryl Kehrer and Michael McGrevey.
| Author/creator | Montgomery, G. V. |
| Other author | Kehrer, Darryl W. |
| Other author | McGrevey, Michael. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, |
| Description | 244 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 x26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2010 Subject Collection |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | This is "Sonny." Honorable Bill Cohen -- The World War II GI bill : the legacy begins -- The World War II GI bill and beyond : the legacy continues -- Producing legislative "widgets" : committees, bills, and bipartisanship -- 1980-1983 : road to enactment : how to fix a "hollow" army -- Late spring 1984 : road to enactment : House passes a new GI bill opposed -- Summer 1984 : road to enactment : Senate passes Glenn test Citizen-Soldier Education Program 96 to 1 : first vote -- Summer 1984 : road to enactment : Senate fails to table Armstrong Peacetime Veterans' Educational Assistance Act 51 to 46 : second vote -- Summer 1984 : road to enactment : Senate passes amended Glenn test Citizen-Soldier Education Program 72 to 20 after third, fourth, fifth, and sixth votes -- Fall 1984 : road to enactment : House-Senate conference on the FY 1985 DoD Authorization Act -- 1985-1986 : road to enactment : implementing the three-year new GI bill program -- Fall 1986-winter 1987 : road to enactment : gaining House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees' approval -- Spring 1987 : road to enactment : House passage and Senate Armed Services Committee approval -- Summer 1987 : road to enactment : Senate passage, conference, and Rose Garden -- 1987-present : effect of the Montgomery GI bill : creating a recruiting and educational incentive -- 1987-present : effect of the Montgomery GI bill : affording postsecondary education -- 1987-winter 2008 : effect of the Montgomery GI bill : developing the U.S. workforce. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010037934 |
| ISBN | 9781604739657 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781604739664 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781604739671 (ebook) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |