Political Quotes

“I will tell you who else believes it is discriminatory. I have a list of members of the military coalitions listed in a letter to the Honorable Harry Reid and the Honorable Mitch McConnell dated December 11, 2013. I ask unanimous consent to have this letter printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: The Military Coalition Alexandria, VA, December 11, 2013. Hon. Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Majority and Minority Leaders: The Military Coalition (TMC), a consortium of uniformed services and veterans associations representing more than 5.5 million current and former servicemembers and their families and survivors, appreciates the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 which helps to ease the harmful effects of sequestration on the defense budget; however, we wish to express our grave concern and strong objection to the proposal within the Act that specifically seeks to penalize current and future military members who have served our nation for over twenty years. The 1 percent annual reduction to uniformed service retired pay Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will have a devastating financial impact for those who retire at the 20 year point by reducing retired pay by nearly 20 percent at age 62.…”