GOP Congresswoman to change Vote CHICAGO, IL (wqub) - At least one Illinois Republican is switching sides on the hotly debated GI Bill - which would pay college tuition for veterans of recent wars.

Congresswoman Judy Biggert says she originally voted against the bill because the domestic spending portion of it didn't include money for Illinois research labs.
She says now that the Senate has added those funds- she's jumping on board.

"You know sometimes you have to vote against something to get them to change what's in there before the bill is finished. So as it's moving through, it's gone over to the Senate and found out that they're going to include the money for Fermi and for Argonne, and to me that makes the bill something that I can vote for."

A spokeswoman for Scott Harper - Biggert's opponent in the 13th District - says the congresswoman is being disingenous.

President George W. Bush has pledged to veto the bill - saying it might encourage troops to drop out of the military.
But Biggert says congress likely has the votes to override any potential veto.
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