 expressed disappointment that it had taken multiple special sessions to resolve. She said, I heard a lot of people stress how they feel that it's become so expensive to respect those who have served our country. That is deeply hurtful. Democrats emphasized that the program still needed further evaluation. Senator Barbara A. Favola, a Democrat from Arlington, posed questions about the benefits of the program and how colleges were paying for it, while Senate Majority Leader Scott Suravell, Democrat out of Fairfax, pushed back on Durant's remark. Quote,