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Beto O'Rourke
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Unacceptable for even one veteran to be waiting on their GI Bill housing payments. But more than 82,000 veterans are -- facing eviction, getting kicked out of school, going into debt as benefits are delayed.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v…
At an urgent hearing, I called on the VA to come up with a concrete plan for when this will be fixed, how it will be fixed, and what we can do to expect better accountability going forward.
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We must ensure those who served our country are served when they return home. That's an education, job training, housing, mental and physical health care, a hand when they need one. That's a promise this country must keep with our veterans.
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Beto O'Rourke
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We’ve conflated the war on terror, the war on drugs, with immigration. This has led to mass deportations & militarization at a time of record safety on the U.S. border. False fear is cynically stoked to harm those who pose no threat to this country. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Beto O'Rourke
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The last child has left Tornillo. It’s good for these kids and their families. And it shows the power of people who showed up for them and shared with the rest of the country that we were locking up immigrant kids for months at a time. You made this happen.
The same power we saw from those who showed up on Father’s Day in Tornillo last year — who formed the political pressure to force this administration to end family separation, to stop this country from taking kids from their parents at the border.
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Beto O'Rourke
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Hundreds of migrant families released onto the streets of El Paso on Christmas Eve, without food, money or help. ICE says more will be released tomorrow and following day. If you would like to help - please donate to migrant shelter Annunciation House: annunciationhouse.org/financial-dona…
Grateful to everyone who has donated so far — and to all of those on the ground here in El Paso who are helping with temporary shelter, food & other help for these families. I will share volunteer opportunities in El Paso for those in the area as soon as they are shared with me.
I have also spoken with ICE, CBP, El Paso Office of Emergency Mgmt and incoming Congresswoman @vgescobar to see how we can better coordinate releases. My thanks to all those who are working on this.
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Townes Van Plants
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Here's a short stream of consciousness story I just rambled out, a 20-reply modern fable, I hope you enjoy.
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Say you live in an apartment complex.
New neighbor moves in, tiny guy, very friendly and funny.
Talks about how he is an advocate for puppies needing homes.
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Got kicked out of his last place because all of his neighbors hated dogs! So he's very grateful to have found a place that is dog friendly.
He's not there for long before you notice a pit bull tied up out behind the building.
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Must be the new neighbor’s pup, looks sweet enough, besides you had a friend who had the sweetest pitbull puppy so you don't mind at all, because obviously there's no bad dogs, only bad owners.
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Headsnipe01
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Post-9/11 GI Bill Housing Payment Rates Update

@MAGAREX1 @drawandstrike @HNIJohnMiller @catesduane @rising_serpent @almostjingo @tracybeanz @TheChiIIum @hfinch63

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WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced key changes in the processing of GI Bill benefits payments under the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill).
Because of continued information technology difficulties with implementing sections 107 and 501 of the law, both of which change the way monthly housing allowance payments are calculated,
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Greg Sarafan, Esq
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Veterans haven't received GI Bill benefits for months due to a series of information technology glitches at the Department of Veterans Affairs. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v…
Dept of Veterans Affairs IT issues are delaying benefits(4 months)

"Im about to lose everything that I own and become homeless...I dont want to be that veteran on the street begging for change because I haven’t received what I was promised."#VeteransDay18 nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v…
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Matthew Wolff 🏳️‍🌈
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Over 80,000 Vets haven’t received GI Bill housing payments for MONTHS due to an IT issue.

There are over 40,000 homeless vets in America, & 1.4 mil at risk.

45,000 key posts at the VA remain vacant, including the Chief Info Officer.

And yet, Trump has ordered VA budget cuts.😡
Amidst catastrophic IT failures, 45,000 key posts at the VA remain unfilled by the Trump admin, including the Chief Information Officer.

Reports circled earlier this year that it is largely run by a cabal of Mar a Lago members.

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v…
Amidst a catastrophic failure to deliver benefits, and a sharp increase in Vet homelessness since Trump entered office, the VA Sec has begun planning budget cuts Trump asked of each cabinet sec last month.

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@Breznican
Yesterday, @BarackObama came to California to campaign on behalf of Democratic congressional candidates. I joined a group of @KatieHill4CA supporters and volunteers at the event.

Surprisingly, it was some Republicans who stole the show.

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Obama was speaking at the Anaheim convention center, which has a lot of memories for me. Back in 2015, I got to moderate The Force Awakens panel here where they revealed the “Chewie, we’re home” trailer. So now I have TWO very happy memories of this place.
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Jenny Bann
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