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Senate Passes Kennedy-Hatch Service Bill

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Known as the Serve America Act, the Kennedy-Hatch bill would triple the number of AmeriCorp volunteers to 250,000 and boost the educational stipend they receive to meet President Barack Obama's goal of teaming community service with tuition assistance.
It creates new "corps" focused on health care, clean energy, education and disaster response.
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Retired, Robert Arend was president of an AFSCME local from 1997-2007.
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