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News12 featured Lubin student and veteran in the Marine Corps Steven Garcia in "Congress passes bill to protect G.I. Bill benefits for veterans"
News12 featured Lubin student and veteran in the Marine Corps Steven Garcia in "Congress passes bill to protect G.I. Bill benefits for veterans"
A bill was passed by the U.S. Congress Thursday to protect thousands of dollars of monthly G.I. Bill benefits for veterans and their families earning a college degree.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused colleges and universities in the area to cancel most, if not all, in-person classes and have students take online courses. Steven Garcia, who was a corporal in the Marine Corps for four years and now studies accounting at Pace University in Pleasantville, says while veterans or their family members are earning a degree, they receive a monthly housing allowance from the G.I. Bill.
