Durbin Leads Members Of Congress In Calling On VA To Investigate ITT Tech - The Third Largest Recipient Of GI Bill Benefits

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and 20 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) asking the Department to investigate ITT Tech -- a for-profit college that is the third largest recipient of GI Bill benefits despite being under investigation by at least 18 state Attorneys General and being sued by two federal agencies.

"You know how critical GI Bill benefits are to our veterans and their families. In many cases they provide once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to ready our veterans for the productive lives they deserve after serving our country. That is why ITT Tech's record is so troubling and requires immediate action," the members wrote.

The members also asked for the VA Department to publicly disclose the schools that are under investigation or being sued by state or federal agencies as part of the GI Bill Comparison tool.

"At the very least, veterans deserve to know about the investigations and lawsuits ITT Tech and other schools face when deciding where to use their limited and well-earned GI Bill benefits," the members wrote. "The VA has been a leader, with its GI Bill Comparison Tool, in working to provide useful information about institutions of higher education for veterans. We ask that the VA adapt this resource to provide veterans with information on the investigations and lawsuits a school faces where that information is publicly available."

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