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Coats Statement on Military Retiree Pensions Vote

Statement

By: Dan Coats
By: Dan Coats
Date: Feb. 12, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Military Personnel Entitlements and the Safety Net Veterans

Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement on a measure addressing the military retiree pensions cost-of-living adjustment:

"I opposed the budget agreement that originally created these cuts because it made our retired military personnel and their families pay for Washington's inability to control spending. I supported an effort to restore these benefits, which was fully offset with alternative spending cuts, but Democrats refused to allow a vote on this proposal. Repealing these cuts today with only a promise to pay for it 10 years down the road is fiscally irresponsible and again delays making the hard choices needed to get our financial house in order."


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