Submitted by: J
Disabled Military Retirees Betrayed By Gutless Republicans
DECEMBER 21, 2013 BY JIM EMERSON
This
week, the Senate voted across party lines to pass a bill that would
reduce the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for military retirees,
including disabled retirees and survivors. The Washington Free Beacon reported that a provision in the Ryan-Murray budget agreement no longer exempts disabled retirees and survivors. The original agreement stated
that “This would not affect service members who retired because of
disability or injury.” After the bill passed the House, the new summary removed
the exemption granted to disabled retirees and survivors. It would be
too easy to accuse just one party of this chicanery; for remember, this
was a bipartisan effort endorsed by Mr. Obama.