[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16456]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           VETERANS' TUITION

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, as we approach Veterans Day and are ever 
thankful for the veterans and servicemen and -women who have made our 
country great, I rise to pay tribute to Sergeant Jason Thigpen of 
Wilmington, North Carolina, who is here with us today. After his 
service in Iraq, Jason started the Student Veterans Advocacy Group at 
the University of North Carolina at Wilmington to support student 
veterans and dependents seeking a college education.
  Jason, who is a Purple Heart medal recipient, has shared with me and 
others here on Capitol Hill his concerns that the Post-9/11 Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act disallows out-of-state students to receive 
in-state tuition at public universities, thus making it cost-
prohibitive for them to attend these public universities, even though 
they otherwise qualify. I am certain that my colleagues here would 
agree that our returning veterans who are pursuing an education under 
the GI Bill should not have to worry about whether it's in-state versus 
out-of-state tuition. These courageous individuals have been at the 
forefront defending our freedoms and our values. They should not be 
denied their opportunity to pursue an education. Let's support our 
student veterans.

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