Across the aisle : the seven-year journey of the historic Montgomery GI bill

Using 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 Committee on Veterans' Affairs, fourteen years as its chairman. Montgomery and a handful of colleagues understood that the success of our all-volunteer military would hinge on a permanent "GI Bill" education program. Indeed the Montgomery GI Bill has proven to help America on many fronts, including postsecondary education and training, national security, military recruiting... 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. By G.v. Sonny Montgomery ; With Darryl Kehrer And Michael Mcgrevey. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Using 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 Committee on Veterans' Affairs, fourteen years as its chairman. Montgomery and a handful of colleagues understood that the success of our all-volunteer military would hinge on a permanent "GI Bill" education program. Indeed the Montgomery GI Bill has proven to help America on many fronts, including post-secondary education and training, national security, military recruiting, workforce and youth development, economic competitiveness, and civic leadership. Montgomery's unique first-person account brings Washington, D.C., and lawmaking alive with enduring lessons in leadership, persuasion, civility, and that timeless virtue--perseverance. -- publisher Using 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 Committee on Veterans' Affairs, fourteen years as its chairman. Montgomery and a handful of colleagues understood that the success of our all-volunteer military would hinge on a permanent "GI Bill" education program. Indeed the Montgomery GI Bill has proven to help America on many fronts, including postsecondary education and training, national security, military recruiting...