NASAA was invited to testify at the Congressional Oversight Hearing with the HVAC Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on Wednesday, September 20th. The hearing was titled, “Less is More: The Impact of Bureaucratic Red Tape on Veterans Education Benefits.”
The panel testifying before the committee included:
Mr. Joseph Garcia
Executive Director, Education Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mr. James Ruhlman
Deputy Director, Program Management, Education Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mr. Joseph W. Westcott II, Ed.D
Legislative Director, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc
Mrs. Anne Meehan
Assistant Vice President, Government Relations, American Council on Education
Dr. Jan Del Signore
President, National Association of Veterans’ Program Administrators
Mr. Will Hubbard
Vice President for Veterans and Military Policy, Veterans Education Success
Mr. Joe Rasmussen
Director, University Veteran Services at UW-Madison
The entire Congressional Hearing can be viewed online:
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Oversight Hearing | House Committee on Veterans Affairs
NASAA’s written testimony can be read HERE.
NASAA President Frank Myers and Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI)