LEADER 04093nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910457810903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-36359-3 010 $a9786613363596 010 $a1-60473-967-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000047985 035 $a(EBL)772926 035 $a(OCoLC)753968336 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000572836 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11349189 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000572836 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10530385 035 $a(PQKB)10992763 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC772926 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse847 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL772926 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10501957 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL336359 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000047985 100 $a20100908d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAcross the aisle$b[electronic resource] $ethe seven-year journey of the historic Montgomery GI bill /$fby G.V. Sonny Montgomery ; with Darryl Kehrer and Michael McGrevey 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aIncludes indexes. 311 $a1-60473-966-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThis 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. 330 $aUsing gentle humor, some 450 visuals, and debate drawn from actual legislative events, the late U.S. Congressman G. V. ""Sonny"" Montgomery helps readers relive the Montgomery GI Bill's 1987 enactment, while learning each step of the way. Across the Aisle 's extensive illustrative material brings the legislative process alive, as readers travel the historic legislative road with Congressman Montgomery himself as escort, storyteller, mentor, and colleague. Congressman Montgomery served his Mississippi constituents for thirty years. Twenty-eight of those years included service on the House Commi 606 $aVeterans$xEducation$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aEducational law and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVeterans$xEducation$xLaw and legislation$xHistory. 615 0$aEducational law and legislation$xHistory. 676 $a343.73/01130262 700 $aMontgomery$b G. V$g(Gillespie V.)$01032640 701 $aKehrer$b Darryl W$01032641 701 $aMcGrevey$b Michael$01032642 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457810903321 996 $aAcross the aisle$92450616 997 $aUNINA