Harry Reid: “I have spoken to the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Warner, and I have spoken to the ranking member…”

“I have spoken to the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Warner, and I have spoken to the ranking member, Senator Levin, and Senator Warner has told me he has had a number of high-level meetings with leadership in the House and people from the Pentagon, and that there is every intention of being able to help American veterans. There has been in existence now for more than 100 years a law that someone who is disabled as a result of military service and also draws retirement pay from the military cannot draw both. This is unfair. I have worked on this issue now for several years, and we now have it so people who are Purple Heart veterans are able to draw both their disability and their retirement. What is contemplated by Senator Warner, Senator Levin, and others is that that will be increased to up to 50 percent--those who would be able to draw both their disability and their retirement. I hope that comes to be, as it is so important to the American veterans.”