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On the recordFebruary 13, 2003
what effect will this have on those E-1s on the lower end of the pay scale with respect to getting the last of our military personnel off of food stamps, or will we backslide and be putting personnel back on food stamps?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Questioning the impact of pay raises on military personnel's reliance on food stamps.

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