On the recordMay 21, 1998
I rise in support of the Watts amendment because I feel it is imperative that Congress do its best to rectify the injustice done to military retirees who were promised, but have not received, the guarantee of lifetime medical care. Uncle Sam misled America's finest when he recruited them to the military. Therefore, while this amendment does not restore the entire promise, it does provide military retirees over the age of 65 with affordable, accessible, high-quality health care by allowing them to join the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program. Congress has access to FEHBP, Mr. Chairman, so why shouldn't our nation's military retirees? The Watts amendment is a step in the right direction--a move toward partially restoring the quality of healthcare at an affordable price that these retirees were promised upon entering the military. We owe them no less!
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