—Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano and Veteran Service Organization (VSO) leadership responded to the Washington Post’s recent article titled “How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls,” written by Craig Whitlock, Lisa Rein, and Caitlin Gilbert and published on October 6th.
“In an attempt to spotlight VA claims system challenges, the Washington Post omitted essential context and misled readers, undermining the vital care and bene… Read More
—Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano issued a blistering condemnation of the Republican-led government shutdown and Speaker Mike Johnson’s cynical ploy to use veterans’ programs as political leverage. House Republicans jammed through a hyper-partisan continuing resolution without Democratic input on September 18 and adjourned until October 7 -- knowingly forcing a government shutdown.
“Speaker Johnson and House Republicans have chosen brinkmanship over respons… Read More
—Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano issued the following statement regarding the Republicans’ partisan continuing resolution (CR).
“House Republicans have chosen to ignore the immediate needs of Americans and veterans. Instead of acting to keep healthcare affordable and ensure VA can deliver the care and benefits veterans have earned, Republicans are advancing a partisan bill that ignores an urgent healthcare crisis driving up costs for families nationwide. T… Read More
VA's "GI Bill College Comparison Tool" - https://www.vets.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool
DoE's "College Scorecard" - https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
Veteran Education Success Top Ten Tips for student veterans - https://veteranseducationsuccess.org/top-ten-tips/
American Association of Community Colleges' reliable, non-profit, community college search engine - https://www.aacc.nche.edu/Pages/CCFinder.aspx… Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it plans to propose expanded disability compensation eligibility for Veterans exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
From 1953 to 1987, water sources at the base were contaminated with industrial solvents that are correlated with certain health conditions. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald decided to propose presumptions of service connection for certain conditions as… Read More
The unemployment rate for veterans dropped to a seven-year low in August, and the rate for Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans fell to the lowest level since federal officials started tracking that population.
The news came the same day that Bureau of Labor Statistics officials announced the national unemployment rate in August had dropped to its lowest level since 2008, before President Obama took office.
Analysts have cautioned against making long-term assumptions based on the monthly … Read More
