Legislative Update 20 January 2017: Changing of the Guard

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                                           Issues 

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NEW CONGRESS BRINGS IN NEW LEADERSHIP CHANGES ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

Key changes to HASC leadership

 

 
 

COLA WATCH

Consumer prices inch upward

Follow trends on MOAA’s COLA Watch.

 
 

SCOTUS TO TACKLE USFSPA

Court hears case on divisive issue for first time in decades

The Supreme Court will hear a case on the division of retired military pay in divorces. The ruling could have far-reaching implications.

 
 

HOSPICE RULE FOR MILITARY CHILDREN REQUIRES ENGAGEMENT FROM MILITARY FAMILIES

Due to a bad rule, families are forced to make an impossible choice

 

 

 

 

 

             Collectively We Can and Are Making a Difference

 

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