WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will be joined by The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans’ organizations at a news conference today to oppose cuts in benefits for disabled veterans and their survivors.
A proposed change in how annual inflation adjustments are calculated by moving to a so-called chained CPI could mean that veterans who started receiving VA disability benefits at age 30 would have their benefits reduced by $1,425 at age 45, $2,341 at age 55 and $3,231 at age 65, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Who: Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dean Stoline, American Legion
Ray Kelley, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joe Violante, Disabled American Veterans
Tom Tarantino, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
What: News conference on veterans’ benefits
When: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19
Where: 412 Russell Senate Building, Veterans’Affairs Committee
Contact: Michael Briggs 202 228-6492
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