With these changes to S. 1315. we have a wellbalanced package of benefit enhancements for our Nations veterans which could garner the support of the entire Senate. Unfortunately. the same cannot be said about S. 1315 in its current form. The problem with S. 1315 Is the provision that creates a special pension for World War II Filipino veterans. This is both wrong and it is costly. It is wrong because it takes money from American veterans and sends it to the Philippines to create a special pension for noncitizen. nonresident Filipino veterans with no serviceconnected disabilities. Allow me to explain this provision in S. 1315 and what it would actually do. It proposes to send $328 million over 10 years in benefits for Filipino veterans.
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