Dreier Votes Against Veterans’ Education Benefit
Warner: “Cutting corners on our men and women in uniform is not leadership.”
Rancho Cucamonga - David Dreier voted against a bill to increase educational opportunities for veterans today. The legislation expands the education benefits veterans receive under the GI bill to restore the promise of a full, four-year college education. It passed the House with broad bi-partisan support, 256 to 166.
"I would have voted differently on this bill," said Russ Warner, a successful small businessman and the Democratic candidate for Congress from California's 26th district. "It's important to make the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan part of an American economic recovery, just like the veterans of World War II were. They put their lives on the line for us, and deserve to be able to come home and go to school if they so choose. We need new leaders with new priorities in Washington, and that's why I'm running for Congress."
Russ Warner's eldest son, Greg, is in the U.S. Army and served in Iraq for 17 months. Upon his return, he challenged his father to make a difference by running for Congress.
"I believe that fully equipping our soldiers, providing them with good medical care and paying them a fair wage should be considered costs of war," said Warner. "But David Dreier seems to believe that we don't owe our veterans anything."
For more information on Russ Warner's campaign, please visit www.warnerforcongress.com or call (626)698-1466.
