[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E331]
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 CELEBRATION OF THE GI BILL'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY AND ITS AUTHOR SENATOR 
                        ERNEST ``MAC'' McFARLAND

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2019

  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in celebration and honor for 
the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill as well as the bill's co-author, 
the late Arizona Senator Ernest ``Mac'' McFarland. Officially titled 
the ``Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,'' the GI Bill provided a 
slew of benefits for veterans returning from World War II. These new 
benefits were available to every veteran who had been in active duty 
for ninety days and they continue to this day. The benefits bestowed 
onto our veterans include low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans, 
payments for tuition and living expenses to attend university college 
of vocational education and up to one year of unemployment 
compensation. With this bill, we've been able to offer a small token of 
our gratitude to those who put their lives on the line in order to 
defend everything we hold dear. The assistance cemented in the GI Bill 
is thanks, in large part, to the former Majority Leader from Arizona 
Ernest McFarland. Mac's accomplishments stretch far beyond his work on 
the GI Bill. As it stands today, he is the only person in Arizona's 
history to have served as U.S. Senator, Governor of Arizona and Chief 
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He was a leader for our state and 
his tireless efforts enabled so many wonderful opportunities for our 
uniformed men and women. I am proud to honor this man and his diligent 
work for our veterans.

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