Colorado Purple Heart Tuition Bill Killed By House Appropriations Committee
Military • April 2008 • Views: 232
“We need to take care of many other things,” said Rep. Anne McGihon, D-Denver, who said such tuition benefits were the responsibility of the federal government. She added that she was concerned the bill would attract Purple Heart recipients to move to Colorado in order to cash in on the benefit.
Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, voted against postponing it indefinitely, saying the state had an obligation to provide for its veterans.
“I think we could do a lot worse” than attract Purple Heart recipients to Colorado, McNulty said.