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Committee Hears Bills on Pension Equity for Veterans and Municipal Veterans Assistance Funds
Summary
Representative James Arena DeRosa testified on two bills: one proposing small pension increases for veterans affected by service-related mortality and disabilities, and another expanding permissible uses of municipal veterans assistance funds to include housing and legal expenses.
Representative James Arena DeRosa told the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs that two pieces of legislation before the panel would address different gaps in support for veterans.
"One of them is H.3822, an act to enhancing public service pension equity for veterans," DeRosa said, linking the proposal to health impacts veterans face after exposure to hazards such as burn pits. "I just think that we should think about whether or not we can give an extra year for all…
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