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On the recordMay 28, 2010
``It is patently inequitable that current law forces these members to fund their own VA disability compensation by forfeiting most or all of their military retired pay. H.R. 4213 properly acknowledges that such members should be vested for retired pay earned by service, independent of any service-caused disability.'' The test will come in a few hours where you stand on jobs and where you stand for the veterans of this country. Announcement By the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Let the Chair simply remind Members that they should address their remarks to the Chair.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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