Military News: Group to Lawmakers, 'Let Vets Transfer Full GI Bill Housing Benefit'

Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will rally on Capitol Hill Thursday to urge lawmakers to oppose legislation that would reduce the monthly housing allowance for children attending college on a parent's education benefit.

Jonathan Schleifer, interim policy chief for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said the group wants Congress to preserve all portions of the current Post-9/11 GI Bill and not allow funding to be diverted to pay for other programs -- even if the other programs are for veterans.

"It's patently unfair to pit one program against another, one veteran against another or one family against another," Schleifer said.

IAVA officials and members will rally outside the House side of the Capitol building to voice their opposition to a bill proposed in the chamber that they say would hurt students who are attending college using the GI Bill benefits of a parent.

The veterans will be joined by several lawmakers, including Democrat Reps. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Brad Ashford of Nebraska, Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii; and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois.

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