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Daniel Akaka: “Without an annual COLA increase, these veterans and their families would see the value of their hard-earned benefits…”

On the recordApril 28, 2009
Without an annual COLA increase, these veterans and their families would see the value of their hard-earned benefits slowly diminish.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the need for cost-of-living adjustments for veterans' benefits.

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