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Mark Takano: The VA did not have the authority to restore the GI Bill benefits to defrauded veterans, and so Congress passed the…

On the recordApril 23, 2019
The VA did not have the authority to restore the GI Bill benefits to defrauded veterans, and so Congress passed the Forever GI Bill to grant that authority.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano explains the legislative action taken to protect defrauded veterans' benefits.

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