House Proceeding 06-23-09 on Jun 23rd, 2009 :: 0:10:35 to 0:13:30
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Bob Filner: of such effective as of december 1, 2008, and for other purposes. th pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. filner, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. million filner: thank you, mr. speaker.

0:10:35 to 0:13:30( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Bob Filner

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Bob Filner: this is the last week before the july 4 break, and we have a series of bills i think to suitably commemorate july 4 with bills that will really aid our veterans who have made july 4 possible. i rise in support of the veterans compensation cost of

0:11:15 to 0:11:36( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: living adjustment act o 2009, s. 407, which is a companion to the house bill h.r. 1533 which was introduced by one of our new members on the committee of veterans' affairs and sure to be one of our body's most productive members, mrs. kirkpatrick from arizona. i thank the gentlelady for her bill. the house leadership

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Bob Filner: demonstrated its commitment to our nation's veterans, their families, and survivors by getting this bill to the floor after reporting from t committee on veterans' affairs and by getting us a companion bill sponsored by senator akaka to the floor shortly after receipt in the house. as it has done every year since 1976, congress with the passage of this measure directs the

0:11:58 to 0:12:19( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: secretary of veterans' affairs to increase the rates of basic compensation for disabled veterans and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation referred to usually as d.i.c. to their survivors and dependents along with other benefits in order to keep pace with the rising cost of living. this disability cola would

0:12:20 to 0:12:40( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: become effective on december 1 of this year and will be equal to that provided on an annual basis to social security recipients. last year the cola w set at 5.8%, an increase i'm sure we'd all agree was need as the financial crush of the recession closed in on many of our disabled veterans' households. while there's liky to be a

0:12:41 to 0:13:01( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: lesser percentage for increase this year, the measure will now move to the president's desk for his signature. enactment ensures that veterans get a matching increase to the social security cola on that date. mr. speaker, this bill will nefit each of the nearly three million disabled veterans and their survivors, whether from the world war i era to the current conflicts in iraq and

0:13:02 to 0:13:23( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: afghanistan. we would be derelict in our duty if we failed to guarantee those who sacrificed so much for our country reef benefits that keep pace with their needs. we fund the war and let's be sure we fund the warrior and his family or her family and the survivors. i urge my colleagues to support passage of the veterans compensation costf ving

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Bob Filner: adjustment act, s. 407, without delay and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time.