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On the recordJuly 13, 2016
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 5588, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5588) to increase, effective as of December 1, 2016, the rates of compensation for veterans with service- connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska
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Jul 13, 2016

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