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Topic Title: GOP Congress Does Not Support Troops Topic Summary: voting on 2/9/16 to cut GI Bill Created On: 02/08/2016 09:22 PM |
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 02/08/2016 09:22 PM
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http://www.militarytimes.com/s...cted-tuesday/80026990/
Proposal cuts dependents' GI Bill housing stipend in half. House vote expected Tuesday Military dependents using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits would see their housing stipends cut in half under legislation being considered Tuesday by the House of Representatives. That stipend is one of the most valuable parts of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, calculated in most cases based on the Basic Allowance for Housing, or BAH, that active-duty service members would receive if stationed where the school is located. Depending on where and how GI Bill users attend class, it can put as much money in their pockets for housing costs as it puts in university coffers for tuition costs. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America has expressed strong opposition to the proposal, which is included in a bill that also has other provisions on veterans education, health care, jobs and transition out of the military. In letters to the leaders of veterans committees in both the House and Senate, dated Feb. 5, IAVA Chief Policy Officer Matt Miller asked the lawmakers to "stand with our members in opposing any cuts to, or reduction of benefits in, the Post-9/11 GI Bill now or in the future." "These cuts will negatively impact our country's ability to attract and retain the military personnel required to maintain our national security," the letter said. "Such cuts will also be counter to the benefits communicated to the many who began their military service following the establishment of the Post-9/11 GI Bill." The measure would not affect the stipends of veterans using Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits they earned themselves, only dependents using transferred benefits. Also included in the bill is a provision restricting the use of the Post-9/11 GI Bill for flight training, which has generated additional opposition. Chris Neiweem, a lobbyist who worked previously for IAVA and now represents an aviation school, said the restriction would not be necessary with proper cost control measures from the Veterans Affairs Department. "This would be a fairly significant rollback of the GI Bill benefit," said Neiweem, vice president of the firm SRB Strategic. The bill, H.R. 3016, is already through the House Veterans Affairs Committee and is expected to come up for a vote tomorrow in the full House. |
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02/08/2016 09:43 PM
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That is why GOP's signature slogan (one of them) is 'We Support The Troops".
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02/09/2016 05:53 AM
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He is probably trying to win votes? ------------------------- I troll 2L.com to be a better person in real life |
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02/09/2016 06:34 AM
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02/09/2016 02:02 PM
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So how'd the vote go? Perhaps it would be more honorable to know who voted which way before placing blame. Maybe read the bill as ammended too. It accually seems to do more good for vets than bad. And what is bad, as you say, seems to simply be waste and abuse elimination. Seems to have substainital bipartisan support too. To only parrot what you read is, well, you know. |
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