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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., calls the administration's proposal to hike health care fees and co-pays for military retirees underage 65 “a step backward,” which would balance the budget "on the backs of those who have served us." Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said he does not think Congress will accept the idea. He added that Congress has rejected demands for the last three years to impose a new VA enrollment fee and double prescription drug co-payments for Priority 7 and 8 veterans, and he doesn't see the legislators doing an about face this year. He cautioned that funding for veteran and retiree programs will, however, have to compete against demands by other programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He said that if the problem is not faced in 2007 it will resurface in 2008. |
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