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Subcommittee presses VA on VR&E staffing, VSOC degree requirement and Guard/Reserve GI Bill parity
Summary
Members probed VA witnesses about hiring freezes, counselor shortages in the Veterans Readiness and Employment program, and bills to reduce the degree requirement for campus VSOC counselors and to provide Guard and Reserve GI Bill parity.
House members pressed VA and stakeholders about staffing and access in Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) and campus-based veteran support, and discussed a separate bill to give Guard and Reserve members equal GI Bill credit for days in uniform.
Ranking Member Pappas opened questioning by citing persistent VR&E counselor shortages and recent terminations that he said have worsened staffing and wait times. ‘‘We heard from student veterans around the country who have seen impacts to the VR and E program following the DOGE firings,’’ he said, and asked VA about vacancies and wait times. VA witnesses repeatedly took…
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