"A military spending bill passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday with a provision intact that would pay the pensions of about two dozen elderly members of the World War II-era Alaska Territorial Guard.

The White House last month had expressed disapproval of the pensions; the administration's comments were part of a strongly worded message to Congress outlining a number of other presidential priorities or concerns about the military spending bill, including proposed cuts in funding for the war in Afghanistan.

The White House said it didn't think it was "appropriate to establish a precedent of treating service performed by a state employee as active duty for purposes of the computation of retired pay."

But the White House objections to the pensions drew swift rebuke from the state's two senators, Republican Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Mark Begich, who co-sponsored the pension fix."

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Senate approves pensions for Alaska WWII veterans - Politics AP - MiamiHerald.com

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Jon

Kudos to the work of the Senators. Here is a contact page for them, I am going to send them a thank you note. We must take care of the people that have served this country.


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