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(Washington, D.C.) Fourth District Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) Wednesday
voted for legislation (H.R. 1779) that would allow military reservists
and guardsmen to make penalty-free withdrawals from their Individual Retirement
Accounts. However, with this vote Ross stressed that while this may be
needed, this by no means is a substitute solution for the low-pay reservists
and guardsmen are receiving for serving our country.
“It’s a sad day in America when Congress has to pass a law that actually
allows, without penalty, our men and women in uniform to dip into
their retirement accounts just to make ends meet,” said Ross. “Forty percent
of reservists and national guard soldiers have taken pay cuts to serve
our country, and that is wrong. I voted for this bill because our reservists
and guardsmen serving our country need this money to provide for their
families.”
Ross said Congress and the President must do more to provide increased
pay, better health care and tax relief to our military families.
“Those of us in Congress have fought hard – all along – to increase
military pay to help our soldiers, and provide increased health benefits
to reservists, national guard soldiers and their families. In fact, I am
currently working on a bill that would extend TRICARE health coverage to
all military reservists, guardsmen and their families. For their bravery
and dedication toward protecting our country, providing them adequate health
coverage is the least we can do for them.” |
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