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Benjamin Gilman: These benefits would be reduced by 50 percent if the individual veteran returned to the Philippines, to reflect the…

On the recordJanuary 6, 1999
These benefits would be reduced by 50 percent if the individual veteran returned to the Philippines, to reflect the lower cost of living and per capita income of that nation.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York
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congress.gov
Jan 6, 1999

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Explanation of the reduction in benefits for returning veterans.

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