In a report entitled ‘Eliminate Concurrent Receipt of Retirement Pay and Disability Compensation for Disabled Veterans’, the Congressional Budget Office offers up Concurrent Receipt as an option to reduce the federal budget out to 2026. Granted, they are just doing their jobs, but when things like this make it on to lists, they start to take on a life of their own. Since the CBO estimates the Federal Budget could save $139 Billion over the next 10 years, someone is going to take a serious look at this.
For those of you unfamiliar with Concurrent Receipt, it is a payment system which compensates military retirees for their service connected disabilities. Until 2003, military retirees were not provided the same level of compensation as nonretired disabled Veterans were receiving. Rather than getting their full retirement annuity and their disability compensation, they had to choose between receiving their full retirement annuity from DoD or receiving their disability benefit from VA and forgoing an equal amount of their DoD retirement annuity; that reduction in the retirement annuity is typically referred to as the VA Offset. Because the retirement annuity is generally taxable and disability compensation is not, most retirees chose the second alternative.
The problem is that the two pays are for different purposes. Military retirement is just that; to pay for loyal service lasting 20 or more years, while disability compensation is meant to renumerate for pain, suffering and loss of physical function during military service. To combine the two, takes the physical well being of career service members for granted, by not fully compensating them for their service connected disabilities.
Fortunately, the 2003 NDAA set a timetable for correcting the VA Offset and now retirees recieve full VA disability benefits in addition to their retirement pay. This CBO proposal shows that a bean counter wants to once again strip retirees of their fair VA disability compensation. Read the full proposal at www.cbo.gov/budget-options/2016/52177 and keep an eye and ear out for any attempts to adopt this strategy as law.
The bean counters are at it again. The third paragraph explains it the best. I think the DoD can find significant savings in other areas like weapons procurement and infrastructure reduction instead of nickle and diming some injured retiree.
Or not trying to design camouflage!
That is a perfect example. And how about we put a spending freeze on new flat screen TVs and staff cars that are never used. There are so many more ways to save money than to screw the vets over.
Hubb,
Screwing milvets is easy. That’s why the .gov self-serving NON-vets come after us.
“Thank you for your service.” Yeah, right. Everytime I hear that I want to vomit.
“Thank You For Your Service” is not meant as an actual thanks for service, it is a platitude for someone who did not serve to salve their guilty conscience. Politicians are fond of saying “The nation owes you a debt it cannot pay, but when it comes to hard cash they don’t seem all that interested in paying anything.
Call your congressional representative listed by state below…….
Alabama
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Byrne, Bradley R 119 CHOB 202-225-4931 Armed Services
Education and the Workforce Rules
2 Roby, Martha R 442 CHOB 202-225-2901 Appropriations
the Judiciary
3 Rogers, Mike R 2184 RHOB 202-225-3261 Agriculture
Armed Services Homeland Security
4 Aderholt, Robert R 235 CHOB 202-225-4876 Appropriations
5 Brooks, Mo R 2400 RHOB 202-225-4801 Armed Services
Foreign Affairs Science, Space, and Technology
6 Palmer, Gary R 330 CHOB 202-225-4921 Oversight and Government
Science, Space, and Technology the Budget
7 Sewell, Terri A. D 2201 RHOB 202-225-2665 Intelligence (Permanent) Ways and Means
Alaska
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
At Large Young, Don R 2314 RHOB 202-225-5765 Natural Resources
Transportation
American Samoa
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
At Large Radewagen, Amata R 1339 LHOB 202-225-8577 Natural Resources Small Business Veterans’ Affairs
Arizona
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 O’Halleran, Tom D 126 CHOB 202-225-3361 Agriculture
2 McSally, Martha R 510 CHOB 202-225-2542 Armed Services
Homeland Security
3 Grijalva, Raul D 1511 LHOB 202-225-2435 Education and the Workforce Natural Resources
4 Gosar, Paul A. R 2057 RHOB 202-225-2315 Natural Resources
Oversight and Government
5 Biggs, Andy R 1626 LHOB 202-225-2635 Science, Space, and Technology the Judiciary
6 Schweikert, David R 2059 RHOB 202-225-2190 Ways and Means
7 Gallego, Ruben
D 1218 LHOB 202-225-4065 Armed Services
Natural Resources
8 Franks, Trent R 2435 RHOB 202-225-4576 Armed Services
the Judiciary
9 Sinema, Kyrsten D 1725 LHOB 202-225-9888 Financial Services
Arkansas
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Crawford, Rick R 2422 RHOB 202-225-4076 Agriculture
Intelligence (Permanent) Transportation
2 Hill, French R 1229 LHOB 202-225-2506 Financial Services
3 Womack, Steve R 2412 RHOB 202-225-4301 Appropriations
the Budget
4 Westerman, Bruce R 130 CHOB 202-225-3772 Natural Resources
the Budget Transportation
California
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 LaMalfa, Doug R 322 CHOB 202-225-3076 Agriculture Natural Resources
Transportation
2 Huffman, Jared D 1406 LHOB 202-225-5161 Natural Resources
Transportation
3 Garamendi, John D 2438 RHOB 202-225-1880 Armed Services
Transportation
4 McClintock, Tom R 2312 RHOB 202-225-2511 Natural Resources
the Budget
5 Thompson, Mike D 231 CHOB 202-225-3311 Ways and Means
6 Matsui, Doris O. D 2311 RHOB 202-225-7163 Energy and Commerce
7 Bera, Ami D 1431 LHOB 202-225-5716 Foreign Affairs
Science, Space, and Technology
8 Cook, Paul R 1222 LHOB 202-225-5861 Armed Services
Foreign Affairs Natural Resources
9 McNerney, Jerry D 2265 RHOB 202-225-1947 Energy and Commerce
10 Denham, Jeff 1730 LHOB 202-225-4540 Agriculture Natural Resources Transportation
11 DeSaulnier, Mark D 115 CHOB 202-225-2095 Education and the Workforce Transportation
12 Pelosi, Nancy D 233 CHOB 202-225-4965
13 Lee, Barbara D 2267 RHOB 202-225-2661 Appropriations
the Budget
14 Speier, Jackie D 2465 RHOB 202-225-3531 Armed Services
Intelligence (Permanent)
15 Swalwell, Eric D 129 CHOB 202-225-5065 Intelligence (Permanent)
the Judiciary
16 Costa, Jim D 2081 RHOB 202-225-3341 Agriculture Natural Resources
17 Khanna, Ro D 513 CHOB 202-225-2631 Armed Services the Budget
18 Eshoo, Anna G. D 241 CHOB 202-225-8104 Energy and Commerce
19 Lofgren, Zoe D 1401 LHOB 202-225-3072 House Administration
Science, Space, and Technology the Judiciary
20 Panetta, Jimmy D 228 CHOB 202-225-2861 Agriculture Natural Resources
21 Valadao, David R 1728 LHOB 202-225-4695 Appropriations
22 Nunes, Devin R 1013 LHOB 202-225-2523 Intelligence (Permanent)
Ways and Means
23 McCarthy, Kevin R 2421 RHOB 202-225-2915
24 Carbajal, Salud D 212 CHOB 202-225-3601 Armed Services
the Budget
25 Knight, Steve R 1023 LHOB 202-225-1956 Armed Services
Science, Space, and Technology Small Business
26 Brownley, Julia D 1019 LHOB 202-225-5811 Transportation
Veterans’ Affairs
27 Chu, Judy D 2423 RHOB 202-225-5464 Small Business
the Judiciary
28 Schiff, Adam D 2372 RHOB 202-225-4176 Intelligence (Permanent)
29 Cárdenas, Tony D 1510 LHOB 202-225-6131 Energy and Commerce
30 Sherman, Brad D 2181 RHOB 202-225-5911 Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
31 Aguilar, Pete D 1223 LHOB 202-225-3201 Appropriations
Armed Services
32 Napolitano, Grace D 1610 LHOB 202-225-5256 Natural Resources
Transportation
33 Lieu, Ted D 236 CHOB 202-225-3976 Foreign Affairs the Judiciary
34 Becerra, Xavier D 1226 LHOB 202-225-6235 Ways and Means
35 Torres, Norma D 1713 LHOB 202-225-6161 Foreign Affairs
Natural Resources
36 Ruiz, Raul D 1319 LHOB 202-225-5330 Energy and Commerce
37 Bass, Karen D 2241 RHOB 202-225-7084 Foreign Affairs
the Judiciary
38 Sánchez, Linda D 2329 RHOB 202-225-6676 Ethics Ways and Means
39 Royce, Ed R 2310 RHOB 202-225-4111 Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
40 Roybal-Allard, Lucille D 2083 RHOB 202-225-1766 Appropriations
41 Takano, Mark D 1507 LHOB 202-225-2305 Education and the Workforce Veterans’ Affairs
42 Calvert, Ken R 2205 RHOB 202-225-1986 Appropriations
43 Waters, Maxine D 2221 RHOB 202-225-2201 Financial Services
44 Barragán, Nanette D 1320 LHOB 202-225-8220 Homeland Security
Natural Resources
45 Walters, Mimi R 215 CHOB 202-225-5611 Energy and Commerce
46 Correa, J. Luis D 1039 LHOB 202-225-2965 Homeland Security
Veterans’ Affairs
47 Lowenthal, Alan D 125 CHOB 202-225-7924 Natural Resources
Transportation
48 Rohrabacher, Dana R 2300 RHOB 202-225-2415 Foreign Affairs
Science, Space, and Technology
49 Issa, Darrell R 2269 RHOB 202-225-3906 Foreign Affairs
Oversight and Government the Judiciary
50 Hunter, Duncan D. R 2429 RHOB 202-225-5672 Armed Services
Education and the Workforce Transportation
51 Vargas, Juan D 1605 LHOB 202-225-8045 Financial Services
52 Peters, Scott D 1122 LHOB 202-225-0508 Armed Services
Energy and Commerce
53 Davis, Susan D 1214 LHOB 202-225-2040 Armed Services
Education and the Workforce
Colorado
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 DeGette, Diana D 2111 RHOB 202-225-4431 Energy and Commerce
2 Polis, Jared D 1727 LHOB 202-225-2161 Education and the Workforce Rules
3 Tipton, Scott R 218 CHOB 202-225-4761 Financial Services
Natural Resources
4 Buck, Ken R 1130 LHOB 202-225-4676 Rules the Judiciary
5 Lamborn, Doug R 2402 RHOB 202-225-4422 Armed Services
Natural Resources
6 Coffman, Mike R 2443 RHOB 202-225-7882 Armed Services
Veterans’ Affairs
7 Perlmutter, Ed D 1410 LHOB 202-225-2645 Financial Services
Connecticut
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Larson, John B. D 1501 LHOB 202-225-2265 Ways and Means
2 Courtney, Joe D 2348 RHOB 202-225-2076 Armed Services
Education and the Workforce
3 DeLauro, Rosa L. D 2413 RHOB 202-225-3661 Appropriations
4 Himes, Jim D 1227 LHOB 202-225-5541 Financial Services
Intelligence (Permanent)
5 Esty, Elizabeth D 221 CHOB 202-225-4476 Science, Space, and Technology Transportation
Delaware
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
At Large Blunt Rochester, Lisa D 1123 LHOB 202-225-4165 Agriculture Education and the Workforce
District of Columbia
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
At Large Norton, Eleanor Holmes D 2136 RHOB 202-225-8050 Oversight and Government Transportation
Florida
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Gaetz, Matt R 507 CHOB 202-225-4136 Armed Services
the Budget the Judiciary
2 Dunn, Neal R 423 CHOB 202-225-5235 Agriculture Science, Space, and Technology Veterans’ Affairs
3 Yoho, Ted R 511 CHOB 202-225-5744 Agriculture Foreign Affairs
4 Rutherford, John R 230 CHOB 202-225-2501 Homeland Security
Veterans’ Affairs
5 Lawson, Al D 1337 LHOB 202-225-0123 Agriculture
6 DeSantis, Ron R 1524 LHOB 202-225-2706 Foreign Affairs
Oversight and Government the Judiciary
7 Murphy, Stephanie D 1237 LHOB 202-225-4035 Armed Services
Small Business
8 Posey, Bill R 2150 RHOB 202-225-3671 Financial Services
Science, Space, and Technology
9 Soto, Darren D 1429 LHOB 202-225-9889 Agriculture Natural Resources
10 Demings, Val D 238 CHOB 202-225-2176 Homeland Security
Oversight and Government
11 Webster, Daniel R 1210 LHOB 202-225-1002 Natural Resources
Science, Space, and Technology Transportation
12 Bilirakis, Gus M. R 2112 RHOB 202-225-5755 Energy and Commerce Veterans’ Affairs
13 Crist, Charlie D 427 CHOB 202-225-5961 Financial Services
14 Castor, Kathy D 2052 RHOB 202-225-3376 Energy and Commerce
15 Ross, Dennis R 436 CHOB 202-225-1252 Financial Services Oversight and Government
16 Buchanan, Vern R 2104 RHOB 202-225-5015 Ways and Means
17 Rooney, Tom R 2160 RHOB 202-225-5792 Appropriations
Intelligence (Permanent)
18 Mast, Brian R 2182 RHOB 202-225-3026 Foreign Affairs
Transportation
19 Rooney, Francis R 120 CHOB 202-225-2536 Education and the Workforce Foreign Affairs
20 Hastings, Alcee L. D 2353 RHOB 202-225-1313 Rules
21 Frankel, Lois D 1037 LHOB 202-225-9890 Foreign Affairs
Transportation
22 Deutch, Ted D 2447 RHOB 202-225-3001 Foreign Affairs
the Judiciary
23 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie D 1114 LHOB 202-225-7931 Appropriations the Budget
24 Wilson, Frederica D 2445 RHOB 202-225-4506 Education and the Workforce Transportation
25 Diaz-Balart, Mario R 440 CHOB 202-225-4211 Appropriations
the Budget
26 Curbelo, Carlos R 1404 LHOB 202-225-2778 Ways and Means
27 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana R 2206 RHOB 202-225-3931 Foreign Affairs
Intelligence (Permanent)
Georgia
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Carter, Buddy R 432 CHOB 202-225-5831 Energy and Commerce
2 Bishop Jr., Sanford D. D 2407 RHOB 202-225-3631 Appropriations
3 Ferguson, A. Drew R 1032 LHOB 202-225-5901 Education and the Workforce the Budget Transportation
4 Johnson, Henry C. “Hank” Jr. D 2240 RHOB 202-225-1605 the Judiciary Transportation
5 Lewis, John D 343 CHOB 202-225-3801 Ways and Means
6 Price, Tom R 1211 LHOB 202-225-4501 the Budget Ways and Means
7 Woodall, Robert R 1724 LHOB 202-225-4272 Rules
the Budget Transportation
8 Scott, Austin R 2417 RHOB 202-225-6531 Agriculture
Armed Services
9 Collins, Doug R 1504 LHOB 202-225-9893 Rules
the Judiciary
10 Hice, Jody R 324 CHOB 202-225-4101 Natural Resources
Oversight and Government
11 Loudermilk, Barry R 329 CHOB 202-225-2931 Financial Services
House Administration Science, Space, and Technology
12 Allen, Rick R 426 CHOB 202-225-2823 Agriculture
Education and the Workforce
13 Scott, David D 225 CHOB 202-225-2939 Agriculture Financial Services
14 Graves, Tom R 2078 RHOB 202-225-5211 Appropriations
Guam
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
At Large Bordallo, Madeleine D 2441 RHOB 202-225-1188 Armed Services
Natural Resources
Hawaii
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Hanabusa, Colleen D 422 CHOB 202-225-2726 Armed Services
Natural Resources
2 Gabbard, Tulsi D 1433 LHOB 202-225-4906 Armed Services
Foreign Affairs
Idaho
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Labrador, Raul R. R 1523 LHOB 202-225-6611 Natural Resources
the Judiciary
2 Simpson, Mike R 2084 RHOB 202-225-5531 Appropriations
Illinois
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Rush, Bobby L. D 2188 RHOB 202-225-4372 Energy and Commerce
2 Kelly, Robin D 1239 LHOB 202-225-0773 Foreign Affairs
Oversight and Government
3 Lipinski, Daniel D 2346 RHOB 202-225-5701 Science, Space, and Technology Transportation
4 Gutierrez, Luis D 2408 RHOB 202-225-8203 the Judiciary
5 Quigley, Mike D 2458 RHOB 202-225-4061 Appropriations
Intelligence (Permanent)
6 Roskam, Peter J. R 2246 RHOB 202-225-4561 Ways and Means
7 Davis, Danny K. D 2159 RHOB 202-225-5006 Ways and Means
8 Krishnamoorthi, Raja D 515 CHOB 202-225-3711 Education and the Workforce Oversight and Government
9 Schakowsky, Jan D 2367 RHOB 202-225-2111 Energy and Commerce
10 Schneider, Bradley D 1432 LHOB 202-225-4835 Foreign Affairs
11 Foster, Bill D 1224 LHOB 202-225-3515 Financial Services
12 Bost, Mike R 1440 LHOB 202-225-5661 Agriculture Transportation
Veterans’ Affairs
13 Davis, Rodney R 1740 LHOB 202-225-2371 Agriculture
House AdministrationTransportation
14 Hultgren, Randy R 2455 RHOB 202-225-2976 Financial Services
Science, Space, and Technology
15 Shimkus, John R 2217 RHOB 202-225-5271 Energy and Commerce
16 Kinzinger, Adam R 2245 RHOB 202-225-3635 Energy and Commerce Foreign Affairs
17 Bustos, Cheri D 1009 LHOB 202-225-5905 Agriculture
Transportation
18 LaHood,Darin R 1424 LHOB 202-225-6201 Natural Resources
Science, Space, and Technology
Indiana
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Visclosky, Peter D 2328 RHOB 202-225-2461 Appropriations
2 Walorski, Jackie R 419 CHOB 202-225-3915 Ways and Means
3 Banks, Jim R 509 CHOB 202-225-4436 Armed Services
Science, Space, and Technology Veterans’ Affairs
4 Rokita, Todd R 2439 RHOB 202-225-5037 Education and the Workforce the Budget Transportation
5 Brooks, Susan W. R 1030 LHOB 202-225-2276 Energy and Commerce Ethics
6 Messer, Luke R 1230 LHOB 202-225-3021 Education and the Workforce Financial Services
7 Carson, André D 2135 RHOB 202-225-4011 Intelligence (Permanent)
Transportation
8 Bucshon, Larry R 1005 LHOB 202-225-4636 Energy and Commerce
9 Hollingsworth, Trey R 1641 LHOB 202-225-5315 Financial Services
Iowa
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Blum, Rod R 1108 LHOB 202-225-2911 Oversight and Government
Small Business
2 Loebsack, David D 1527 LHOB 202-225-6576 Energy and Commerce
3 Young, David R 240 CHOB 202-225-5476 Appropriations
4 King, Steve R 2210 RHOB 202-225-4426 Agriculture Small Business
the Judiciary
Kansas
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Marshall, Roger R 312 CHOB 202-225-2715 Agriculture
Science, Space, and Technology Small Business
2 Jenkins, Lynn R 1526 LHOB 202-225-6601 Ways and Means
3 Yoder, Kevin R 2433 RHOB 202-225-2865 Appropriations
4 Pompeo, Mike R 2452 RHOB 202-225-6216 Intelligence (Permanent)
Kentucky
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Comer, James R 1513 LHOB 202-225-3115 Agriculture
Oversight and Government Small Business
2 Guthrie, S. Brett R 2434 RHOB 202-225-3501 Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce
3 Yarmuth, John A. D 131 CHOB 202-225-5401 the Budget
4 Massie, Thomas R 2453 RHOB 202-225-3465 Oversight and Government Science, Space, and Technology Transportation
5 Rogers, Harold R 2406 RHOB 202-225-4601 Appropriations
6 Barr, Andy R 1427 LHOB 202-225-4706 Financial Services
Louisiana
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Scalise, Steve R 2338 RHOB 202-225-3015 Energy and Commerce
2 Richmond, Cedric D 420 CHOB 202-225-6636 Homeland Security
the Judiciary
3 Higgins, Clay R 1711 LHOB 202-225-2031 Homeland Security
Science, Space, and Technology Veterans’ Affairs
4 Johnson, Mike R 327 CHOB 202-225-2777 Natural Resources
the Judiciary
5 Abraham, Ralph R 417 CHOB 202-225-8490 Agriculture
Armed Services Science, Space, and Technology
6 Graves, Garret R 430 CHOB 202-225-3901 Natural Resources
Transportation
Maine
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Pingree, Chellie D 2162 RHOB 202-225-6116 Appropriations
2 Poliquin, Bruce R 1208 LHOB 202-225-6306 Financial Services
Veterans’ Affairs
Maryland
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Harris, Andy R 1533 LHOB 202-225-5311 Appropriations
2 Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch D 2416 RHOB 202-225-3061 Appropriations
3 Sarbanes, John P. D 2444 RHOB 202-225-4016 Energy and Commerce
4 Brown, Anthony D 1505 LHOB 202-225-8699 Armed Services
Natural Resources
5 Hoyer, Steny H. D 1705 LHOB 202-225-4131
6 Delaney, John D 1632 LHOB 202-225-2721 Financial Services
7 Cummings, Elijah D 2163 RHOB 202-225-4741 Oversight and Government Transportation
8 Raskin, Jamie D 431 CHOB 202-225-5341 House Administration
Oversight and Government the Judiciary
Massachusetts
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Neal, Richard E. D 341 CHOB 202-225-5601 Ways and Means
2 McGovern, James D 438 CHOB 202-225-6101 Agriculture Rules
3 Tsongas, Niki D 1714 LHOB 202-225-3411 Armed Services
Natural Resources
4 Kennedy III, Joseph P. D 434 CHOB 202-225-5931 Energy and Commerce
5 Clark, Katherine D 1415 LHOB 202-225-2836 Appropriations
6 Moulton, Seth D 1408 LHOB 202-225-8020 Armed Services
the Budget
7 Capuano, Michael E. D 1414 LHOB 202-225-5111 Financial Services Transportation
8 Lynch, Stephen F. D 2268 RHOB 202-225-8273 Financial Services
Oversight and Government
9 Keating, William D 2351 RHOB 202-225-3111 Foreign Affairs
Homeland Security
Michigan
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Bergman, Jack R 414 CHOB 202-225-4735 Natural Resources
the Budget Veterans’ Affairs
2 Huizenga, Bill R 2232 RHOB 202-225-4401 Financial Services
3 Amash, Justin R 114 CHOB 202-225-3831 Oversight and Government
4 Moolenaar, John R 117 CHOB 202-225-3561 Appropriations
5 Kildee, Daniel D 227 CHOB 202-225-3611 Financial Services
6 Upton, Fred R 2183 RHOB 202-225-3761 Energy and Commerce
7 Walberg, Tim R 2436 RHOB 202-225-6276 Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce
8 Bishop, Mike R 428 CHOB 202-225-4872 Education and the Workforce
the Judiciary
9 Levin, Sander D 1236 LHOB 202-225-4961 Ways and Means
10 Mitchell, Paul
R 211 CHOB 202-225-2106 Education and the Workforce
Oversight and Government Transportation
11 Trott, Dave R 1722 LHOB 202-225-8171 Financial Services
12 Dingell, Debbie D 116 CHOB 202-225-4071 Energy and Commerce
13 Conyers Jr., John D 2426 RHOB 202-225-5126 the Judiciary
14 Lawrence, Brenda
D 1213 LHOB 202-225-5802 Oversight and Government Transportation
Minnesota
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Walz, Timothy J. D 2313 RHOB 202-225-2472 Agriculture
Veterans’ Affairs
2 Lewis, Jason R 418 CHOB 202-225-2271 Education and the Workforce
the Budget Transportation
3 Paulsen, Erik R 127 CHOB 202-225-2871 Ways and Means
4 McCollum, Betty D 2256 RHOB 202-225-6631 Appropriations
5 Ellison, Keith D 2263 RHOB 202-225-4755 Financial Services
6 Emmer, Tom R 315 CHOB 202-225-2331 Financial Services
7 Peterson, Collin C. D 2204 RHOB 202-225-2165 Agriculture
8 Nolan, Rick D 2366 RHOB 202-225-6211 Agriculture Transportation
Mississippi
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Kelly, Trent R 1721 LHOB 202-225-4306 Agriculture
Armed Services Small Business
2 Thompson, Bennie G. D 2466 RHOB 202-225-5876 Homeland Security
3 Harper, Gregg R 2227 RHOB 202-225-5031 Energy and Commerce House Administration
4 Palazzo, Steven R 2349 RHOB 202-225-5772 Appropriations
Missouri
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Clay Jr., William “Lacy” D 2428 RHOB 202-225-2406 Financial Services Oversight and Government
2 Wagner, Ann R 435 CHOB 202-225-1621 Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
3 Luetkemeyer, Blaine R 2230 RHOB 202-225-2956 Financial Services Small Business
4 Hartzler, Vicky R 2235 RHOB 202-225-2876 Agriculture
Armed Services
5 Cleaver, Emanuel D 2335 RHOB 202-225-4535 Financial Services
6 Graves, Sam R 1135 LHOB 202-225-7041 Armed Services
Transportation
7 Long, Billy R 2454 RHOB 202-225-6536 Energy and Commerce
8 Smith, Jason R 1118 LHOB 202-225-4404 Ways and Means
Montana
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
At Large Zinke, Ryan R 1419 LHOB 202-225-3211
Nebraska
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Fortenberry, Jeff R 1514 LHOB 202-225-4806 Appropriations
2 Bacon, Don R 1516 LHOB 202-225-4155 Agriculture Armed Services
Small Business
3 Smith, Adrian R 320 CHOB 202-225-6435 House Administration
Ways and Means
Nevada
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Titus, Dina D 2464 RHOB 202-225-5965 Foreign Affairs
Transportation
2 Amodei, Mark R 332 CHOB 202-225-6155 Appropriations
3 Rosen, Jacky D 413 CHOB 202-225-3252 Armed Services
Science, Space, and Technology
4 Kihuen, Ruben D 313 CHOB 202-225-9894 Financial Services
New Hampshire
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Shea-Porter, Carol D 1530 LHOB 202-225-5456 Armed Services
2 Kuster, Ann D 137 CHOB 202-225-5206 Agriculture Veterans’ Affairs
New Jersey
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Norcross, Donald D 1531 LHOB 202-225-6501 Armed Services
Education and the Workforce
2 LoBiondo, Frank R 2427 RHOB 202-225-6572 Armed Services
Intelligence (Permanent) Transportation
3 MacArthur, Tom R 506 CHOB 202-225-4765 Financial Services
4 Smith, Chris R 2373 RHOB 202-225-3765 Foreign Affairs
5 Gottheimer, Josh D 213 CHOB 202-225-4465 Financial Services
6 Pallone Jr., Frank D 237 CHOB 202-225-4671 Energy and Commerce
7 Lance, Leonard R 2352 RHOB 202-225-5361 Energy and Commerce Ethics
8 Sires, Albio D 2342 RHOB 202-225-7919 Foreign Affairs
Transportation
9 Pascrell Jr., Bill D 2370 RHOB 202-225-5751 Ways and Means
10 Payne Jr., Donald D 132 CHOB 202-225-3436 Homeland Security
Transportation
11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney R 2306 RHOB 202-225-5034 Appropriations
12 Watson Coleman, Bonnie D 1535 LHOB 202-225-5801 Homeland Security Oversight and Government
New Mexico
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Lujan Grisham, Michelle D 214 CHOB 202-225-6316 Agriculture
the Budget
2 Pearce, Steve R 2432 RHOB 202-225-2365 Financial Services
Natural Resources
3 Lujan, Ben R. D 2231 RHOB 202-225-6190 Energy and Commerce
New York
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Zeldin, Lee R 1517 LHOB 202-225-3826 Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
2 King, Pete R 339 CHOB 202-225-7896 Financial Services
Homeland Security Intelligence (Permanent)
3 Suozzi, Thomas D 226 CHOB 202-225-3335 Foreign Affairs
4 Rice, Kathleen D 1508 LHOB 202-225-5516 Homeland Security
Veterans’ Affairs
5 Meeks, Gregory W. D 2234 RHOB 202-225-3461 Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
6 Meng, Grace D 1317 LHOB 202-225-2601 Appropriations
7 Velázquez, Nydia M. D 2302 RHOB 202-225-2361 Financial Services Small Business
8 Jeffries, Hakeem D 1607 LHOB 202-225-5936 the Budget
the Judiciary
9 Clarke, Yvette D. D 2058 RHOB 202-225-6231 Energy and Commerce
10 Nadler, Jerrold D 2109 RHOB 202-225-5635 the Judiciary
Transportation
11 Donovan, Danie R 1541 LHOB 202-225-3371 Foreign Affairs
Homeland Security
12 Maloney, Carolyn D 2308 RHOB 202-225-7944 Financial Services
Oversight and Government
13 Espaillat, Adriano D 1630 LHOB 202-225-4365 Foreign Affairs
14 Crowley, Joseph D 1035 LHOB 202-225-3965 Ways and Means
15 Serrano, José E. D 2354 RHOB 202-225-4361 Appropriations
16 Engel, Eliot D 2462 RHOB 202-225-2464 Energy and Commerce
Foreign Affairs
17 Lowey, Nita D 2365 RHOB 202-225-6506 Appropriations
18 Maloney, Sean Patrick D 1027 LHOB 202-225-5441 Agriculture
Transportation
19 Faso, John R 1616 LHOB 202-225-5614 Agriculture
the Budget Transportation
20 Tonko, Paul D. D 2463 RHOB 202-225-5076 Energy and Commerce
21 Stefanik, Elise R 318 CHOB 202-225-4611 Armed Services
Education and the Workforce Intelligence (Permanent)
22 Tenney, Claudia R 512 CHOB 202-225-3665 Financial Services
23 Reed, Tom R 2437 RHOB 202-225-3161 Ways and Means
24 Katko, John R 1620 LHOB 202-225-3701 Homeland Security
Transportation
25 Slaughter, Louise D 2469 RHOB 202-225-3615 Rules
26 Higgins, Brian D 2459 RHOB 202-225-3306 the Budget
Ways and Means
27 Collins, Chris R 1117 LHOB 202-225-5265 Energy and Commerce
North Carolina
District Name Party Room Phone Committee Assignment
1 Butterfield, G.K. D 2080 RHOB 202-225-3101 Energy and Commerce
2 Holding, George R 1110 LHOB 202-225-3032 Ways and Means
3 Jones, Walter B. R 2333 RHOB 202-225-3415 Armed Services
4 Price, David D 2108 RHOB 202-225-1784 Appropriations
5 Foxx, Virginia R 2262 RHOB 202-225-2071 Education and the Workforce Oversight and Government
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I again see the government using the retired disabled veterans as scape goats to justify cutting the budget. What they don’t tell you is other government agencies and postal services, if injured on the job, are able to get separate disability,plus their regular retirement checks. I find the difference in working environments quite significant for the military as opposed to civilian agencies, would you agree? How is it possible for a government to tell a disabled veteran (sir, you earned this because you were willing to sacrifice your body or mind for your country and fellow soldiers) then after you have had the award for in many cases 10 or more years they say,WHOOO!!
Buddy, forget your car, house, vacation, accrued bills, life insurance, ETC, we are now telling you that we lied again,and we are going to screw you again, because we can, you are useless to us now, BUT!!!! we love you and thanks for your service and sacrifice.
Where is the humanity in destroying veterans’ lives and lifestyles?
Waste and fraud in the government must go, disabled veterans are not waste and fraud.
Sad to say, I would be glad to do it all over again, maybe I am a fool.
Go 82nd Airborne.
All the way!
Only retirees with a 50% or greater disability rating receive full retirement and disability compensation. Retirees with a rating less than 50% are still hit with the VA offset.
Rob,
Exactly. One has to hit that 50% + threshold.
Odd, the CBO has never challenged the pleasure junkets of 10s of millions of $$$ spent/wasted by First Ladies L. Bush and M. Obama. But, come get the military.
Now, how about cutting military ops conducted without declaration of war ? How many TRILLIONS would that save in blood and treasure ?
I’m a medically retired Marine whom receives CRSC (combat related special compensation) and therefore receive money from both the DoD and the VA. My condition is this: I was wounded three separate times on my last deployment to Afghanistan, and receive $2220.48 a month when combining CRSC and my VA payment. My condition, in which I experience incapacitating migraines 3-4 times a week and am in constant pain, makes employment difficult for me. Therefore, I make $26,645.76 a year. If I were to lose my CRSC, which is $540 a month, I’d receive $20,165.76 a year; a 24.3% reduction in yearly income. I’m not exactly living the high-life on $26,645.76 a year with a wife, let alone with dealing with the constant pain. To save anyone some Googling, it’s 80% VA with a spouse is my rating.
Now I’m still rather fortunate. My friend, a double-above-the-knee amputee receives somewhere in the low $50,000 a year in total compensation. That money being tax free is certainly nice, but when you watch him drag himself across the floor in the mornings to go take a piss rather than needing to gather the components to put his “shorties” (short legs that are easier to slip on and off than the walking prosthesis) on, it certainly doesn’t make it seem like he’s exactly living the dream on a tax-exempt low $50,000 a year.
How much of a cut will he take? I’m not sure, but I imagine it’ll be even larger than what I’d face if such a cut was pursued.
Thanks for your service. We’ll keep an eye on this because I have loads of friends who are in the same boat as you.
Thanks. I appreciate your service to our nation as well.
Thank you for your service. Thank you for sharing your story with the SSD family.
Thanks, Andrew. I’m basing this assumption off of your pic; thank you for your service as well.
Wondering what the new administration coming into office will do to address this? His campaign talked all about taking GREAT care of Vets in his new administration (gosh I sure hope so), but we’ve yet to see who will be the new Secretary of Veteran Affairs.
Victor,
I certainly hope Mr. Trump does not appoint another self-serving, left-leaning, political hack, career flag officer like the last two.
If anyone would clean up the bureaucracy of the pencil-pushers that VA is inundated with, it would be Sarah Palin.
Because anyone would do a better job of cleaning up the bureaucracy than retired general officers? When you can’t fire an employee, said employee gets to continue making a mess of the system.
Maybe if she doesn’t quit 2.5 years into her 4 year term b/c of all those pesky ethics investigations…
This is going to go over very poorly.
Until DOD and other government civilian retirees start seeing their VA benefits subjected to concurrent receipt, the fairness of this is highly questionable. I’m not seeing much chance of this going through, assuming it isn’t done on some eleventh-hour late night bill reconciliation and never seeing the light of day before they vote on it–And, after it does, the outrage will be heard for years to come.
Concurrent receipt was iniquitous in the beginning; it still is. No other retirement system in the US requires this, aside from military retirees. And, the fact that they were raping medically retired personnel as much as career ones is truly obscene.
Now, if they want to make everybody subject to the same damn rules, including all other civilian retirees and Congress? Fine; go for it. If they have to balance the budget on our backs, so be it. But, I’ll be damned if I’m the only one getting screwed, just because I chose a military career and retired from the military.
If Congress really wanted to save trillions of dollars, they would combine our five branches of the DoD into three branches (Ground, Air and Navel Forces) like most of our Allies do. Combine all the specialty jobs into Corps (Medical, Engineer, Commo, etc) that would be attached to the three main forces. This would simplify training, logistics, procurement, etc.
I know none of this will ever happen, but one can dream.
Oh, and another thing; get rid of about 75% of the Generals. Our leadership pyramid is almost upside down these days.
And when I see the Pentagon wastes $125B; it annoys me to no end.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/06/pentagon-reportedly-buried-study-exposing-125-billion-in-waste.amp.html?client=safari
Like most military I voted for Trump to save the country, if I lose my concurrent reciept (100%-Blast injury) its the price we pay. I would rather lose all of my retirement and disablity than let the Democrats take charge for a pay raise
You sound like a real CLOWN!!!
That’s crazy, You have been able to thrive under a democratic system that you had no problem with receiving compensation for. To strengthen your argument, you added a political twist. I really don’t care for any party. This is able the rights of Vets and not taking away their benefits. nothing more.
I stand by my vote and convictions. Trump will save America. The VA needs to be privatized, and instead of paying disability, lets pay for treatment. I have seen too many 20 yr olds who haven’t deployed getting 1-20 different ratings for life, too many 100&retired claiming PTSD and working as a contractor in the same area that they claimed gave them PTSD. If your injured/disabled from military service then let the military pay for it. The VA needs to reduce and clean up its act. The current budget (125 BILLION in 10 yrs) for Concurrent Receipt is unsustainable. VETS need jobs. Not handouts.
Your comment already shows that if you are truly a 100% disabled vet from a blast that I am sure you were effected mentally also. Your argument just goes to show that if you are a disabled vet that some vets truly have unknowilling most of the times been effected mentally and would be taken advatage of due to this. I know disabled VETs that are almost vegetables, that have no lower half and are set in a bowl looking thing when they sit that must be done by someone else. These Soldiers earned their retirement and more than earned their disability payments. Bethesda Amputee center allows volunteers you come work with a 100% burn victim and quad amputee and then look him in the eye and tell him that his retired pay should be offset because he is drawing disability and that is the same thing.
If I was medically retired at 13 years and currently receive CRSC would this affect me?
Yes
Not to mention a lot of seriously injured Vets are not even mentally able to defend themselves. How abou lets not build a wall. I have lived on a border town with a wall. Also let’s talk about building Firestation in countries that cannot support them, building schools in foreign countries that do not want them and now heard animals in some. Let’s talk about money wasted on immigration in most cases. Except for recent extreme issues the US takes from the top of the pool which are people who could help develop those countries. But we bring their best here which takes away from their country and affects jobs here. Let’s talk about buying expensive military equipment that even Military leaders say we don’t want more. Such as tanks that are a thing of the past with drones in the picture. They cannot carry large numbers of Soldiers and a rocket or drone can do the same in most cases. But you send the military more anyway so we pay for extra storage to put them in. We strip component out of perfectly good older ones and pay to transport them to dump in ocean to build a reef. I do want to continue for poor to get food stamps and assistance. However, that is assistance, change the tax code to a flat 13% accord the board. Keep standard deductions for children and exemptions but cap people to not get anymore back than paid in. If that means you need to increase welfare a little for those truly in need that’s fine. I have went to the small business assocition 3 times to talk about opening a small business. They had no clue. If the new lead cannot fix them get rid of them. Stop paying for research projects that are crazy. If it is research worth doing it will not take much tax incintive for a Company to take it on. Increase minimum wage to atleast the point that if you are working 32 hours and have 2 children you do not still Quilify for food stamps. That just has us paying paying part of the Salary. We have COLA rates for federal pay why not have COLA rates for minimum wage!!! We all know that know Federal or state employee would work for the same salary in NY as in El Paso Texas. Combine the Military Services. They all work together down range and when working together and with NATO deployed it is already a blended leadership team. Why not work at home how they fight. I am not a supporter of the use of Marijuana but let’s get real and legalize it and tax it!!! I remember my Dad taking me to see A Soldier charged with dealing (he bought for his 3 fellow Soldiers because they could not go that night). He was not making money but fit the definition of a dealer. He was sentenced to 8 years. I could not believe it and with a state right next door that was legal. Now for 7 to 8 years depending on good timetable money is paying for his incarceration. What a waste. I believe in discipline and I know the military wanted to make an example but the same is from one state to another. It is a waste of tax money. There is a reason we are number one with percentage of poplulation in jail. Any police officer will tell you a Alcholics are worse to deal with and that Alcohol is a gate way to drugs. Lets save money and not move Soldier installation every 2 and 3 years till they reach the rank of MSG or LTC. Till then they truly can be moved within the units on the base unless for an oversees “hardship” assignment. Saves money, better for family still accomplishes the mission. Let’s talk about Social Security. At some point with or independent society we have to cut off where a spouse can draw their spouses social security when they died even though they payed in much less. This cannot be a retroactive change but a law setting a date for this cut should occur. We should not have to keep paying social security after we hit our max so others that did not pay in as much can draw more. Especially, with this generation having several x-spouses and just drawing from highest one. I do believe in assisastance but that should be in a program for assistance not mixed in our other programs. Just like I believe in free cellphones for poor. Getting job calls at Mri ORA and homeless shelters does not work. If we are going to help let’s help those in need not just give it across the board thru social security and taxes. Again I am a firm believer that know truly good law applied retroactively. Any thing passed should not effect anyone currently in any stage of a program unless in a positive way. That is truly common sense. I have a lot more thoughts but I doubt many will read all of this anyway but will complain about things they truly know very little about and offer no solutions even if some are bad.
YEP here we go again. 2 knee surgeries, 2 back surgeries, 1 hand surgery, 2 shoulder surgeries, rated 100% disabled. Yet I stayed in service to earn that retirement pay, and now it being considered to take that away? Really? Unf..ing believable! I’m on Fentanyl patches and oxycodone for chronic pain, I wonder if they will take that away too? Thank you so much US Congress for even considering this, (sarcasm). Unbelievable!
This needs to stop. Those of us who wake up everyday in pain due to volunteering to protect this country need to come before drug using welfare recipients. I bet if you made drug tests mandatory for welfare everywhere the government would save billions. Write your congressperson let them know this is stupid.
Hey guys.. look close.
THIS WAS A SUGGESTION FIRST MADE IN 2013 UNDER A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT AND SENATE – BUT NOTHING MORE. IT’S NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED FOR A VOTE.
The only reason it’s coming up now is because some butthole wants you to panic under the new administration. It’s NOT EVEN BEING CONSIDERED FOR A VOTE.
Stop letting Facebook be your only source of information. You wanted change in the White House and you got it. Stay vigilant. Stay informed.
If you read the article, you know that this didn’t come from Facebook but was published in a report by the Congressional Budget Office. This means it is being offered up as an option to help cut federal spending. Don’t dismiss this. Staffers read those reports and advise the members of Congress they work for.