Bill Nelson: “this amendment is all about the painful offsets of the Department of…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2005

this amendment is all about the painful offsets of the Department of Defense survivor benefit plan against the Veterans' Affairs Department's dependency and indemnity compensation. This offset that we have in current law mistreats the survivors of our military who die on active duty and also mistreats our 100-percent disabled military retirees who purchase this benefit at the end of their career. It is wrong, we know it, and we are going to fix it. Taking care of widows and orphans is a cost of war. It is our solemn duty to take care of the widows and orphans. I thank the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?

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