"IF McCain was AGAINST this bill"
What a pile of shit. If McCain WASN'T against this bill, he wouldn't have proffered one of his own. And GREATER benefits, as you've claimed? Let's check:
"Under Webb's amendment, which the Senate approved last week as part of the war supplemental budget, recent war veterans would get a four-year scholarship to any public university after a three-year deployment. It would provide enough to cover the cost of a four-year degree at the most expensive public university in any state -- about $1,700 a month, according to some news reports -- and is estimated to cost $52 billion over a decade."
"McCain said ..."one study estimates that Senator Webb's bill will reduce retention rates by 16 percent," said McCain, referring to a recent CBO analysis. Webb and others have seized on that same report, however, noting that it projects the Webb measure would likely raise recruitment levels by 16 percent."
"McCain, along with Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., has offered competing legislation that would provide $1,500 a month for veterans after a three-year stint and up to $2,000 after 12 years. Their bill is estimated to cost $38 billion over 10 years. But that measure failed to get 60 votes needed for passage when it came to the Senate floor."
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McCain's bill offered $38 billion in benefits. Webb's bill offered $52 billion.
Tell us again, SomeGuy2...which is GREATER?
