As VA struggles to administer GI Bill benefits, veterans suffer financially

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An NBCNews story recently detailed how veterans are not getting their GI benefits for months due to a technical glitch. Sen. Duckworth calls these circumstances 'shameful.' Learn more here:

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Kath2252 NBCNews It’s not a technical glitch. It’s human beings not caring enough to fix the technical glitch. If their paychecks were on the line, the glitch would have been fixed long ago. People should be FIRED over this.

zbleumoon NBCNews It is shameful. And this from a president who professes to love our Veterans. Do something about it!

NBCNews OBAMA HATED VETERANS AND THE MILITARY SO MUCH HE LET IT LANGUISH FOR 8 YEARS AND IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO FIX THE DEAVESTATION THE OBAMA CREATED THEY WERE DYING UNDER HIM ,

NBCNews Trump has put 3 members of Mar a Lago in charge of the Veterans Administration Sounds like a joke, or fake news. Unfortunately it’s not.

NBCNews absolutely shameful. They deserve all that was promised to them and quickly.

NBCNews Criminal

NBCNews Sen. nothing works in this administration.

NBCNews So what is she doing about it?

NBCNews POTUS realDonaldTrump

NBCNews I’m a Veteran. I don’t want to hear excuses. Veterans need their benefits. Period!

NBCNews FOCUS-

NBCNews 'We couldn't find funding for Agent Orange' A lot of this stuff is hard to believe

NBCNews All those people saying ‘this is fake news’ go ahead and find one of those 85,000 vets and say it to their face.. I dare you.

NBCNews But the current administration loves our veteran’s...just not enough to make sure they get paid!

NBCNews Hello?!! The government has never taken care of their veterans, how is this a surprise? Maybe not join this service so then the gov. will need to give incentives 4 people to join the military? Stop joining the military. They don't take care of u.

NBCNews At least they're not dying in the halls like under Obama

NBCNews This have been going on when BarackObama was our president.

NBCNews This is outrageous..my son is a vet suffering from PTSD and depression, he also has panic attacks..they make these guys go thru hell to get benefits and by the time they do it's too late

NBCNews Trumpet bone spurs

NBCNews Huh? Fake news. I never saw a lapse in GI benefits.

NBCNews I bet Robert Downey jr. never has this problem with that marvel exec getting him his money

NBCNews Senator Duckworth is hilarious her name is shameful who would vote for her?

NBCNews Yawn... Fake News Just another day at msnsleezy

NBCNews Tell me again how much Trump loves the military and our veterans? 🙄

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