McMorris Rodgers Works to Improve Veterans’ Education Benefits
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Substantially increasing the amount of basic education assistance for veterans equal to the average cost of the tuition at a four-year public college or university;
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Providing veterans with a monthly cost of living stipend;
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Extending the time limitation for use of education benefits from 10 years to 15 years, more fully accommodating the transition from military to civilian life;
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Allowing benefits to be used for business courses, preparatory courses for exams,
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Allowing service members to repay federal student loans (up to $6000/year)
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Allowing service members to enroll for the benefits at any time while on active duty;
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Rewarding veterans for their service by eliminating their educational entitlements from being considered as income when applying for federal financial aid;
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Increasing On the Job Training benefit to 85 percent;
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Increasing the existing Dependent Educational Assistance by ten percent.
Destry Henderson
202-225-2006
202-279-0418