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On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
I think it's more of that. If we can pay under the Office of Personnel Management all civilian employees under one payment system, why can't the military also exercise one payment system?
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris questions why the military can't unify its payment systems like civilian employees.

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