Lawmakers move to guarantee cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits

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Lawmakers move to guarantee cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits
By Leo Shane III
May 23, 02:21 PM
Benefits checks are piled at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on July 18, 2011. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Lawmakers in recent days took the first steps in ensuring that veterans receive a cost-of-living boost in their federal benefits later this year, introducing legislation that would guarantee the veterans’ checks see the same increase as Social Security payouts.

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