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With the 2024 election approaching, some are wondering how a potential Trump second term as president might reshape veteran benefits and services. There are echoes of his first term potentially on ...
Veterans will also be watching Trump's cabinet picks, including who he taps to lead the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which respectively lead the world's most ...
Donald Trump wants to cut taxes on Social Security benefits, affecting current and future beneficiaries. Experts in fiscal policy warn the cuts could deplete the Social Security fund earlier than ...
“This morning, Donald Trump said cuts to Social Security and Medicare are on the table again.” Social Security is projected to be solvent through 2034. Medicare is solvent through 2028.
The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-48), commonly known as the "Forever GI Bill", eliminated the 15-year use-it-or-lose-it constraint associated with the Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit.
The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]
Ex-president Donald Trump has been clear about his intention to leave Social Security alone if he wins a second term this year, with no plans to cut benefits to help prop up the troubled program.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee does not have legislative jurisdiction [1] over the following issues: Tax status of veterans benefits and contributions to Veterans Service Organizations (Committee on Ways and Means); Military retiree issues, including COLA's and disability pay (Committee on Armed Services);