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In continuing to strategically keep up the pressure on Congress to enact concurrent receipt legislation, we have now added to our website a prepared e-mail message to senators urging them to insist that the Senate's concurrent receipt provision remain in the final defense authorization bill. You may access the alert message and the e-mail by clicking on "URGE YOUR SENATORS TO STAND FIRM ON THE SENATE'S CONCURRENT RECEIPT PROVISION." Because President Bush's administration strongly opposes legislation to pay military retirees both their retired pay and disability compensation, we encourage you to also send an e-mail to the President. You may access this prepared e-mail message by clicking on "REQUEST ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT CONCURRENT RECEIPT LEGISLATION." Both of these alerts can be accessed from the DAV's web site at www.dav.org. Click on "Legislative Action & You," then "Advocacy in Action." The alerts can be found on the page with the heading "Legislative Action Center." We have succeeded in getting favorable concurrent receipt provisions in the Senate's bill only because you have responded to our calls to action with thousands of e-mails, letters and phone calls. We can succeed in getting concurrent receipt legislation enacted into law only with your continued grassroots participation. Thank you for your continuing efforts to get this most important legislation passed. _____________________ JOSEPH A. VIOLANTE National Legislative Director JAV:lmb |
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