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Five Senate combat veterans have told the President in a letter that White House opposition to concurrent receipt sends the wrong message. Additionally, in a statement, Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., one of the signers, said, “This is the second time in four months the Bush administration has threatened to break America’s promises to those who have worn the uniform of the country.” The administration is threatening to deny disabled veterans the benefits they earned by putting themselves in harm’s way and paying a price for it the rest of their lives, he said. Other signatories to the letter are Senators Max Cleland, D-Ga.; Chuck Hagel,R-Neb.; John McCain, R-Ariz., and Ernest Hollings, D-S.C. |
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