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(Washington, DC) Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a hearing Tuesday on a number of bills regarding education programs for servicemembers, veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and their survivors and dependents, including a bill (S. 1293) sponsored by U.S. Senator Larry Craig.

The hearing will be held Tuesday, July 17, in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, starting at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. It is scheduled to be webcast live and available for viewing later on the Committee's website: http://veterans.senate.gov. Audio may also be available - during the hearing only - at http://www.capitolhearings.org.

Major General Terry Scherling, Director of the Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau

Keith Wilson, Director of Education, Department of Veterans Affairs

Tom Bush, Principal Director, Manpower & Personnel, Department of Defense - accompanied by Dr. Curt Gilroy, Director, Accession Policy

Panel 2

• Honorable G. Kim Wincup, Vice Chairman, Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance
• James Bombard, Chairman, Veterans Advisory Committee on Education
• Allison Jones, Assistant Vice Chancellor, California State University

Panel 3

• Ron Chamrin, Assistant Director - Economic Commission, The American Legion
• Eric Hilleman, Deputy Director - National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Col. Robert Norton, Deputy Director - Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America
• Patrick Campbell, Legislative Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

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