The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System collected liver tissue from "seriously ill" veterans without their prior informed consent, according to a federal investigation.
By STEVE BEYNON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 9, 2021 WASHINGTON Some House Democrats are hoping to terminate a GI Bill loophole that veteran advocates for years have said sets for-profit schools up to scam veterans and service members and use predatory tactics to recruit beneficiaries, according to a copy of the measure obtained by Stars and Stripes. “Predatory for-profit colleges have taken advantage of the ‘90-10 loophole’ to cheat veterans and service members out of their education benefits while providing them with a low-quality education, useless degrees, and burdening them with student loan debt, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., said in a statement. The 90-10 rule was put in place to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of federal education dollars, but for-profits have exploited the loophole to earn millions in profits.
Mobile vet centers deployed at Capitol to provide mental health resources for siege survivors, responders Pro-Trump protestors storm the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. (Sarah Sicard/Staff) To help those who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol siege cope with the unseen wounds of that attack, the Department of Veterans Affairs is moving two of its mobile vet centers onto Capitol Hill. They have been deployed to “ensure those impacted by the events of Jan. 6th can access support and mental health resources needed during this critical time,” according to a joint statement released Tuesday morning by House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., acting VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Richard Stone, and acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda D. Pittman.
Mobile vet centers deployed at Capitol to provide mental health resources for siege survivors, responders Pro-Trump protestors storm the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. (Sarah Sicard/Staff) To help those who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol siege cope with the unseen wounds of that attack, the Department of Veterans Affairs is moving two of its mobile vet centers onto Capitol Hill. They have been deployed to “ensure those impacted by the events of Jan. 6th can access support and mental health resources needed during this critical time,” according to a joint statement released Tuesday morning by House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., acting VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Richard Stone, and acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda D. Pittman.
By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 2, 2021 WASHINGTON – Two mobile Vet Centers will set up near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to provide free mental health services to Capitol Police, lawmakers, congressional staff and National Guard members who need counseling after the Jan. 6 attack in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs is sending the Vet Centers at the request of Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Yogananda D. Pittman, acting chief of the Capitol Police. Since the attack, when a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, two Capitol police officers have died by suicide.