McSally, Gallego target cartel lookouts, veteran debt

But the cost is likely limited because only a small group would be affected, said Ben Miller, a senior policy analyst for higher-education policy at New America, a nonpartisan Washington think tank. The legislation would help to even the playing field, Miller said. "Right now there's a broader problem with inconsistency in how student-loan forgiveness is or is not taxed," Miller said. "Hitting a disabled vet with a tax bill, after we already know they can't pay the loan, undercuts the benefit they got."