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Acting Ranking Member Takano Provides Resources for Student Veterans Seeking a New School

Sep 27, 2016 In The News
"In light of the Department of Education’s decision to revoke ACICS’ status as a college accrediting organization, I encourage student veterans seeking a new school to use the following resources to find an institution that is right for them."

VA Plans to Propose Expanded Disability Benefits Eligibility for Veterans Exposed to Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune

Jan 5, 2016 In The News
va.gov
Washington, D.C. – 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.

Veterans jobless rates drop to historic lows

Sep 4, 2015 In The News
http://www.militarytimes.com
Washington D.C. - 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.

House votes give VA chief power to recoup executive bonuses

Mar 3, 2015 In The News
By Travis Tritten
Stars and Stripes
Washington D.C. — The House passed a bill late Monday that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary to recoup bonuses from senior executives implicated in manipulating patient wait-time data last year and other wrongdoing.

Clay Hunt veteran suicide bill returns in new Congress

Jan 8, 2015 In The News
By Travis J. Tritten
Stars and Stripes
Washington D.C.- A bill to overhaul veteran suicide prevention programs is getting another chance in Congress after being scuttled last month by a retiring Senate budget hawk.