Will Hubbard, our Vice President for Veterans & Military Policy, testifies on how the Digital GI Bill rollout and prior VA modernization efforts disrupted education benefit payments, and outlines five reforms to prevent future breakdowns for student veterans and survivors.
Our Senior Advisor COL Robert Norton (Ret.) testifies before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs’ Economic Opportunity Subcommittee about pending legislation impacting student veterans and federal education benefits.
Our Vice President Tanya Ang, joined by the Wounded Warrior Project, describes her testimony to the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Vocational Rehabilitation college funds for disabled veterans.
GI BILL PROTECTION, VETERANS, AND ARMED SERVICES HEARINGS
House Veteran’s Affairs Committee Exchange on the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act
More on the full House Veteran’s Affairs Committee hearing, including the complete video, here: https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7907 Complete text of the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025 available here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1391 VIDEO TRANSCRIPT-- REP. DELIA [...]
Statement for the Record for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing on Pending Legislation
WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 119TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION May 20, 2026 Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee: We thank you for the opportunity to present [...]
Statement for the Record for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Hearing on the Veteran Readiness & Employment Program
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 119TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION April 16, 2026 Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: We [...]
Our Written Testimony: Legislative Priorities Submitted to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans Affairs 2026
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 119TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION March 4, 2026 Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, and Members of [...]
House Joint Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on Payment Delays
In this testimony before a Joint House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee, we explain how the Digital GI Bill rollout and prior VA modernization efforts repeatedly disrupted education benefit payments, leaving student veterans and survivors struggling [...]
Our Written Testimony: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Oversight Hearing
WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 119TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION February 4, 2026 Chairmen Barrett and Van Orden, Ranking Members Budzinski and [...]
Congressional Roundtable: Frontline of Fraud – Preventing Scams Against Veterans & Their Families
On January 21, 2026, Members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs convened a public roundtable titled “Frontline of Fraud: Preventing Scams Against Servicemembers, Veterans, and Their Families.” The discussion examined how fraud and [...]
Statement for the Record for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Hearing on Chapter 35 Payment Delays
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 119TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION December 16, 2025 Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: We [...]
Our Statement for the Record on the Topic of “Path of Purpose: Restoring the VA VR&E Program to Effectively Serve Veterans”
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 119TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION JULY 16, 2025 Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: We [...]
Statement for the Record for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD LEGISLATIVE HEARING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY June 11, 2025 Chairman Van Order and Ranking Member Pappas, We thank you for the opportunity to provide a statement [...]
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
Our Statement for the Record: September 30th House Subcommittee on Education and Labor Hearing on Closed School Discharge
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON CLOSED SCHOOL DISCHARGE SUBMITTED TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2021 Chairwoman Wilson, Ranking Member [...]
Testimony of Student Veteran Eric Luongo
Below is veteran Eric Luongo's testimony at the March 12, 2019 House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on oversight of for-profit colleges.
37 Veterans and Military Service Organizations write Congress to share our priorities for Higher Education Act reauthorization
37 undersigned organizations representing the interests of more than 2 million military-connected current students in higher education, write to ensure that reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) increases college access and improves college completion [...]
Testimony from Veteran and Ashford University Whistleblower at US House Committee on Veterans Affairs Field Hearing
VES presented testimony from veteran and Ashford University whistleblower Eric Dean before the US House Committee on Veterans Affairs - Field Hearing in San Diego, CA, “Protecting Those Who Protect Us: Ensuring the Success of our [...]
Written Testimony from Veteran Tom Corbett to US Senate HELP Committee for Hearing on HEA Act
VES submitted written testimony of Air Force veteran Tom Corbett to the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, regarding his insights as a for-profit college executive about for-profit colleges’ abuses of students [...]
Our Statement for the Record with SVA on College Accountability (Senate)
Veterans Education Success and Student Veterans of America teamed up to provide the US Senate education committee with our suggestions for higher education accountability.
Our Statement for the Record with SVA on College Accountability
Veterans Education Success and Student Veterans of America teamed up to provide the House of Representatives education committee with our suggestions for higher education accountability.
Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Veterans Education Success Statement for the Record
Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization. “These colleges are approved by the government; you think they must be good, butthey're not. Schools taking our GI Bill and [...]
