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On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of military families and the surviving family members of our men and women who were killed in battle as they fought to defend our freedom. H.R. 5993 will help ensure that the families of our soldiers killed in action fully understand the benefits that they are entitled to, and it will help them comprehend the financial products they are using. As many of our colleagues know, Mr. Speaker, many of our soldiers participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, or the SGLI, as they fight overseas. The SGLI is intended to provide our servicemembers and their families with low-cost life insurance under circumstances in which most insurance companies would not take the risk of providing life insurance coverage. In the tragic circumstance that a soldier is killed in action, the surviving family member is then entitled to a policy that helps ease some of the financial burdens left behind.
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Deborah L. Halvorson
Illinois
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Halvorson addresses the need for better understanding of benefits for military families.

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