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Word is that Congress hopes to complete the fiscal 2003 defense authorization act without coming back for a lame-duck session. That means it's put-up-or-shut-up time for the overwhelming number of members that have shown support for concurrent receipt. The Military Coalition of more than 30 organizations and individual veterans groups have mounted a fierce campaign to have Congress overturn the century-old law that forces military retirees to forfeit one dollar of retired pay for every dollar of disability compensation awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Several groups have posted Capitol Hill telephone numbers for operators who will connect callers directly to individual lawmaker's offices as well as to the President (whose administration has recommended a veto of any concurrent receipt bill). Examples: 1-202-224-3121, 1-202-224-3121, 1-202-456-1111. In addition, web sites such as http://capwiz.com/troa/home/ have posted ready-made e-mails to send to legislators and the President. |
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