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On the recordJune 13, 2017
Rounding down veterans' COLAs unfairly targets disabled veterans, their dependents and survivors to save the government money or offset the cost of other Federal programs.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Criticizing the impact of COLA reductions on disabled veterans.

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