Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat-Illinois) recently joined U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy (Republican-Montana), Elissa Slotkin (Democrat-Michigan) and Kevin Cramer (Republican-North Dakota) in leading a bipartisan push to increase access to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Veterans pursuing Apprenticeships. The Senators’ Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act would allow Post-9/11 GI Bill beneficiaries pursuing On-the-Job Training (OJT) or Apprenticeship (APP) Programs to have access to the full Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) amount without a semi-annual reduction and without a monthly work hour requirement. Said Duckworth: “When our Veterans hang up their uniform, they deserve our full support as they transition back into Civilian life, and that includes cutting unnecessary red tape that makes it harder for them to access the benefits they’ve earned. Our bipartisan legislation would support Veterans’ employment by making Post-(9/11) GI Bill benefits more widely accessible to Veterans pursuing Apprenticeship or on-the-job training, encouraging broader participation in these life-changing programs.”

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Photo Showing Senator Duckworth With Our Military Courtesy Of The Senator’s Facebook Page.