Mike Levin: “let me congratulate Senator Dodd for his amendment. It is inconceivable to me, as it was to him, that a retired…”

“let me congratulate Senator Dodd for his amendment. It is inconceivable to me, as it was to him, that a retired reservist would have to wait for up to 9 months to receive the first pension check. The Army must fix this problem, and quickly. We will do everything we can to ensure that this issue is addressed and is resolved very quickly, and it will be Senator Dodd's tenacity that is going to drive the appropriate quick response and outcome on this issue. So the amendment has strong support in the Armed Services Committee, and it has been cleared by both sides, I understand. I believe the amendment could be adopted at this point.”