[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2765]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RESTORING EARNED PENSIONS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, in addition to the swearing-in of Lieutenant 
Governor Walsh, I expect that this afternoon the Senate will adopt the 
motion to proceed to legislation to restore the earned pensions of 
military retirees. This measure restores cost-of-living adjustments for 
military retirees. Although no veterans will be affected until the end 
of next year, there is no reason to delay a solution. I will continue 
to work with my Republican colleagues to process what we need to do to 
pass this important measure. We know the Ayotte amendment is one 
Republicans have indicated they want a vote on, and I see no reason why 
we shouldn't allow them to have a vote on it.

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