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S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  \nONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS  \nFIRST SESSION  \nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025  \nSerial No. 119–41  \nPrinted for the use of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs  \n(  \nAvailable via [http://govinfo.gov](http://govinfo.gov)  \nU.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 62–635 WASHINGTON : 2026  \nCOMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS  \nMIKE BOST, Illinois, Chairman  \nAUMUA AMATA COLEMAN RADEWAGEN, American Samoa, Vice-Chairwoman  \nJACK BERGMAN, Michigan  \nNANCY MACE, South Carolina MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS, Iowa GREGORY F. MURPHY, North Carolina DERRICK VAN ORDEN, Wisconsin MORGAN LUTTRELL, Texas  \nJUAN CISCOMANI, Arizona KEITH SELF, Texas  \nJEN KIGGANS, Virginia ABE HAMADEH, Arizona  \nKIMBERLYN KING-HINDS, Northern Mariana Islands  \nTOM BARRETT, Michigan  \nMARK TAKANO, California, Ranking Member  \nJULIA BROWNLEY, California CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire  \nSHEILA CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Florida  \nMORGAN MCGARVEY, Kentucky DELIA RAMIREZ, Illinois  \nNIKKI BUDZINSKI, Illinois TIMOTHY M. KENNEDY, New York MAXINE DEXTER, Oregon  \nHERB CONAWAY, New Jersey KELLY MORRISON, Minnesota  \nJON CLARK, Staff Director MATT REEL, Democratic Staff Director  \nSUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY  \nDERRICK VAN ORDEN, Wisconsin, Chairman  \nJUAN CISCOMANI, Arizona ABE HAMADEH, Arizona  \nKIMBERLYN KING-HINDS, Northern Mariana Islands  \nTOM BARRETT, Michigan  \nCHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire, Ranking Member  \nMORGAN MCGARVEY, Kentucky DELIA RAMIREZ, Illinois TIMOTHY M. KENNEDY, New York  \nPursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are also published in electronic form. The printed hearing record remains the official version. Because electronic submissions are used to prepare both printed and electronic versions of the hearing record, the process of converting between various electronic formats may introduce unintentional errors or omissions. Such occurrences are inherent in the current publication process and should diminish as the process is further refined.  \n(II)  \nC O N T E N T S  \nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025  \nPage  \nOPENING STATEMENTS  \nThe Honorable Tom Barrett, Acting Chairman .................................................... 1  \nThe Honorable Chris Pappas, Ranking Member .................................................. 2  \nWITNESSES  \nPANEL I  \nMs. Margarita Devlin, Acting Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...... 5  \nAccompanied by:  \nMr. Kenneth Smith, Executive Director at Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  \nMr. Justin Parke, Managing Director, Digital GI Bill Program Manger, Accenture Federal Services ................................................................................. 6  \nPANEL II  \nMs. Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann, Director, Government & Legislative Affairs, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors ........................................................ 20  \nAPPENDIX  \nPREPARED STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES  \nMs. Margarita Devlin Prepared Statement ........................................................... 31  \nMr. Justin Parke Prepared Statement .................................................................. 33  \nMs. Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann Prepared Statement ........................................ 35  \nSTATEMENTS FOR THE RECORD  \nVeterans Education Success Prepared Statement ................................................ 41  \nStudent Veterans of America Prepared Statement ............................................... 44  \nDocument for the Record Submitted by The Honorable Chris Pappas, U.S. House of Representatives,(NH-01) ..................................................................... 47  \nQuestions for the Record Submit","cbCaimtzucN94u5P","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimtzucN94u5P","pdf",9851603,75,"English","# Opening Statements\n## Witnesses\n### Panel I\n### Panel II\n# Appendix\n## Prepared Statements of Witnesses\n## Statements for the Record","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the hearing on December 16, 2025?\",\"answer\":\"The hearing reviews how payment failures in the VA’s Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program originated, focusing on detrimental delays affecting veterans’ education benefits.\"},{\"question\":\"Which VA education benefits and program areas are discussed?\",\"answer\":\"The record centers on education benefits including Chapter 35 issues that have plagued the VA for several months and DGIB payment failures.\"},{\"question\":\"Who provides testimony in the witness panels?\",\"answer\":\"Testimony includes officials from the Veterans Benefits Administration and related organizations, as well as representatives involved with the Digital GI Bill program and support services.\"}]","DETRIMENTAL DELAYS: REVIEWING PAYMENT FAILURES IN VA’S EDUCATION PROGRAMS - Serial No. 119-41 - Review hearing | PDF",1792064323,189]