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Why this hearing
On the record: 9 witnesses: 4 federal officials, 4 from advocacy groups and think tanks, and 1 from a business or trade group.
Witnesses include officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans service organizations, the Mortgage Bankers Association, and Veterans Education Success.
Real oversight or theater?
Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
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What each witness said
We haven’t summarized the witnesses’ statements yet.
Who asked what
We haven’t logged who asked questions at this hearing yet.
Question logs come from the committee’s official video.
The subcommittee
11 members · 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
Witnesses
- John BellExecutive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Nick PamperinExecutive Director, Veterans Readiness & Employment, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jill AlbaneseDirector of Clinical Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Thomas J. AlphonsoAssistant Director, Policy and Implementation, VBA Education Service, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Kristina KeenanDeputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign WarsTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Julie HowellAssociate Legislative Director for Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Elizabeth BalceExecutive Vice President of Servicing at Carrington Mortgage, Mortgage Bankers AssociationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Tobias PeterCo-Director of the Housing Center, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise InstituteTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Will HubbardVice President for Veterans and Military Policy, Veterans Education SuccessTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
In the news
No news coverage of this hearing yet.
Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)MAR 11, 2025 · 10:15 AM – 11:57 AM
- Video posted (done)MAR 11, 2025 · 11:57 AM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED AUG 14, 2025
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPDF (opens the committee’s file)
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript is out.
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