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(Washington, DC) Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a hearing Tuesday on a number of bills regarding education programs for servicemembers, veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and their survivors and dependents, including a bill (S. 1293) sponsored by U.S. Senator Larry Craig.
Tuesday's hearing was originally scheduled to occur two weeks ago.
The hearing is now scheduled for Tuesday, July 31, starting at 9:30 a.m. Eastern in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Barring technical difficulties, it will be webcast live and available for viewing later on the Committee's website: http://veterans.senate.gov. Audio may also be available - during the hearing only - at http://www.capitolhearings.org.
PANEL I
- Major General Ronald Young, Director, Manpower and Personnel, National Guard Bureau
- Keith Wilson, Director of Education Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, accompanied by John Brizzi, Staff Attorney, VA Office of General Counsel
- Tom Bush, Principal Director, Manpower & Personnel, Department of Defense, accompanied by Dr. Curt Gilroy, Director, Accession Policy, Department of Defense
PANEL II
- Honorable G. Kim Wincup, Vice Chairman, Congressional Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance
- James Bombard, Chairman, Veterans Advisory Committee on Education
- Allison G. Jones, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Student Academic Support, The California State University
PANEL III
- Ron Chamrin, Assistant Director, Economics Division, The American Legion
- Eric Hilleman, Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs Office, Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Col. Robert F. Norton, Deputy Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America
- Patrick Campbell, Legislative Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
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