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Of the aisle. that is house veteran affairs committee chairman mark takano, democrat of california, introducing broad toxic exposures legislation, adding a list of 23 cancers and respiratory illnesses that would qualify veterans for va disability healthcare benefits. similar legislation has been introduced in the senate by veteran affairs committee chairman john tester, democrat of montana. senator tester is pushing for all veterans who served in overseas conflicts in the last 31 years to be granted presumptive benefit status for a host of illnesses, including vietnam veterans who might have developed high blood pressure after being exposed to agent orange, a chemical defoal i can t used by the u.s. military during the vietnam war. joining us now, jeremy butler, chief executive officer of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. thank you so much for taking the time. let me start with this whole question about burn pits. some say are to post-9/11 ....

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COVID relief package includes major change in for-profit colleges' rules on GI Bill benefits

COVID relief package includes major change in for-profit colleges’ rules on GI Bill benefits
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Army ROTC cadets walk along the Brown University campus in Providence, R.I., on Oct. 13, 2016. (Steven Senne/AP)
Included in congressional Democrats’ massive pandemic relief plan are rules that could upend for-profit colleges’ ability to recruit and enroll veterans in degree programs by limiting how administrators count GI Bill dollars in their finances.
Advocates have long pushed for the move as a way to ensure that veterans aren’t taken advantage of by schools with questionable credentials and poor employment results. But industry officials say the move will unfairly limit veterans choices in favor of traditional, inflexible collegiate courses. ....

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