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Lawmakers Consider Pension and Municipal Assistance Fund Changes to Help Veterans with Housing, Legal and Pension Needs
Summary
Representatives urged the committee to consider proposals to add pension credit for veterans exposed to burn pits and to expand municipal veterans assistance funds to cover housing and legal costs.
Representative James Arena DeRosa and other lawmakers testified on two related measures intended to expand financial supports for veterans.
Rep. Arena DeRosa described two bills: H.3822, which would "enhanc[e] public service pension equity for veterans" and includes a proposal to "give an extra year for all honorably discharged veterans on their state pension, and then 2 years if you had,…
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