Ryan and Murray lied when they said they "never intended" to included military widows and disabled retirees in the pension cuts.
The truth is, they did want them cut, and are only back tracking now, saying it was a "mistake" because for some incredible reason, they are completely shocked that the public is outraged that military heroes were singled out for massive cuts to their pensions while TANF welfare, Food Stamps, SS Disability, Medicaid, Section 8 Housing Vouchers, 37 Duplicate Federal Job Training Programs, etc were protected and had no cuts.
Moreover, even the proposed "fix" they are talking about will only cover those who were medically retired before 20 years. Some of those were combat injured, but many were not. You can be medically retired for almost anything. But combat wounded, the maimed, and Purple Heart heroes who stuck it out for 20 years after their injuries, fought the VA for a disability rating are SCREWED, even if they were maimed and they have a 100% disability rating - their retirement pensions will be cut, regardless.
Nice, huh?
My son-in-law has verifiable (CAT scans and X-rays) damage to his brain, neck, shoulders, back and knees after 2 combat tours in Fallujah. He is on disability. He is not medically retired. He would not be covered by Ryan’s proposed fix.