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Ryan defends military benefits cuts (Proposed "fix" will NOT cover disabled retirees)
The Hill ^ | 22 Dec 13 | Molly K. Hooper

Posted on 12/22/2013 11:43:30 AM PST by SkyPilot

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Sunday defended cuts to military retiree benefits, noting that Congress would change a provision for individuals who were “medically retired” or received “survivor’s benefits.”

In a USA Today op-ed published on Sunday, the Republican budget guru, who spent weeks crafting a two-year bipartisan budget deal with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-Wash.), noted that the budget chiefs “have agreed to amend the law … well before the reform takes effect in December 2015.”

“Many raised concerns that these reforms would affect the retired pay of service members who are medically retired and those receiving survivor’s benefits. So Senator Murray and I have agreed to amend the law to exclude them well before the reform takes effect in December 2015,” the House Budget Committee chairman wrote.

He explained the rationale behind the joint decision to scale back benefits for military retirees under the age of 62 – or “reduction in cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for working-age military retirees” - that has become a source of “controversy,” in recent days.

“If (younger retirees) retire before age 62, the annual increase in their retired pay will be 1% less than the inflation rate. In other words, their benefits will grow every year — just at a slower rate,” Ryan wrote.

The cut is anticipated to save $6 billion over a 10-year period.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: disabled; military; paulryan; pensions; ryan; wisconsin
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To: SkyPilot

I hope Hagel is stricken with cancer. F*** him.


61 posted on 12/22/2013 7:03:45 PM PST by ohioman
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To: SkyPilot

...is anyone actually interested in stopping the American left?

Or just working with them?


62 posted on 12/22/2013 7:57:47 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: SkyPilot
Every Republican ran for election promising to cut spending, make the government smaller and kill Obamacare.

Not only have they failed in all three, WE ARE SETTING RECORDS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION

Spending is HIGHER than ever!

The Government is BIGGER than ever!

Not only is Obamacare alive and well, Ryan's budget PRESERVES it!
63 posted on 12/22/2013 8:09:46 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: FR_addict

Mrs. Ryan is a niece of former Sen. David Boren, D-OK.


64 posted on 12/22/2013 9:05:45 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: SkyPilot

So, fairly quickly, Paul Ryan goes from being a wonderful, rock-solid conservative VP pick, to being someone ostracized on here for liberal views, votes and bills.

Amazing the change that can happen. I hope the same doesn’t happen to Ted Cruz. I think the same has happened to Michael Grimm.


65 posted on 12/23/2013 12:15:25 AM PST by wastedyears (The Ender's Game movie was a stupendous, colossal, galactic failure to me.)
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To: wastedyears

“So, fairly quickly, Paul Ryan goes from being a wonderful, rock-solid conservative VP pick”...

Disappointingly, Ryan is clearly a “one note wonder”.
Recent attempts by Republican MC to work with democratic colleagues was mindful of US negotiations with Iran. “Success” in dealing with Iran is nothing short of acceding to their petulant demands. And yes, Cruz (and others such as Mike Lee)will do well to not get out of tune with Conservative ideals.


66 posted on 12/23/2013 3:36:19 AM PST by Huaynero
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To: SkyPilot; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; Wisconsinlady; JPG; ...

Paul Ryan military benefits “fix” ping

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.


67 posted on 12/23/2013 4:51:44 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: DJ Taylor

Waste of bandwidth. They don’t care. Also a historical note. The last Vet encampment in DC over benefits did not end well at all.


68 posted on 12/23/2013 4:57:42 AM PST by vortec94
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Thank you afraidfortherepublic for the ping! God bless you. Merry Christmas.


69 posted on 12/23/2013 7:04:52 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

Admit it, Ryan, you sold the vets out.


70 posted on 12/23/2013 8:01:44 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: SkyPilot; All

Just for future refrence:

The next time (if there ever is a next time) that a bunch of fellow conservatives put forth the radical idea that a man who would run on a ticket with Romney is not one to either trust or support, listen.

Don’t call them names and make excuses that the other guy is worse. Because as Bhoner/Mcconell and now RYAN have proven with their gay/amnesty/obamacare support...and now screwing our vets, the ‘other’ guy ain’t worse.

PS: less crow to eat as well.


71 posted on 12/23/2013 9:10:18 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: SkyPilot

Thank you very much.


72 posted on 12/23/2013 12:37:16 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: SkyPilot

...trying to remember that divisional patch...brigade now I guess.


73 posted on 12/23/2013 7:45:41 PM PST by MSF BU (n)
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To: MSF BU

Ryan has turned into just another wuss liberal, cowardly rino. He is totally fubar.


74 posted on 12/25/2013 7:14:27 AM PST by Bulgaricus1 (Fill your hand you son...)
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To: Mr Rogers

“If a CEO raided the pension fund to pay current operating expenses, what would people say?”

Hello Mitt?


75 posted on 12/25/2013 10:24:22 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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