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On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
I just find this--that we had to push to get a death benefit raised from $12,000 to $100,000.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland
Source
congress.gov
Feb 16, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Mikulski criticizes the process of increasing death benefits for soldiers.

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