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The American Veteran's #1 Information Source Click here to make VA Watchdog dot Org your homepage VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 02-26-2009 |
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ON G.I. BILL WAS WRONG -- Says article "grossly misstated" their position about putting a "cap" on G.I. Bill benefits.
Two days ago we published a newspaper story that
indicated the Legion and IAVA wanted to put a cap on G.I. Bill benefits.
That story here... IAVA claims that story was not accurate. IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff provided the following clarification via email. Your comments accepted at bottom of page.
The recent article, Veterans groups want cap on tuition aid under new G.I. bill, printed in the Virginia Pilot, grossly misstated the position of IAVA regarding the new GI Bill benefit by implying we are seeking a reduction in the value of that benefit. There is already a cap on the benefits available under the new GI Bill it is a cap that varies wildly and unfairly by state. IAVA supports a fairer, national ceiling which would increase the benefit for many veterans who wish to attend private colleges or universities, and would have no effect on anyone attending a public school. Ideally, there would be no cap. But if there is a
cap, it should be fair and generous. Right now, a veteran attending a private school in Arkansas might end up tens thousands of dollars in debt, while a veteran across the border in Texas, with identical tuition costs, gets their school paid for. Besides being inequitable, the system is confusing. Under the VAšs patchwork system of tuition and fee benefits, veterans will not be able to make educated decisions about the costs of attending school. IAVA has recommended a simpler system that would
increase benefits for thousands of students attending private school,
leave the benefits to public school veteran-students unchanged, and would
A complete breakdown of our recommendations is
available at
http://iava.org/iava-in-washington/legislative-agenda IAVA was at the forefront of the fight for a new GI Bill, and we will continue to work closely with the VA and with Congress to resolve these and other oversights within the new GI Bill regulations, so every Iraq and Afghanistan veteran gets the benefits he or she has earned. -------------------------
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