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What congress can and can't do for troops, families: (STARS & STRIPES)
July 06, 2009
his year's defense bills - both the version passed by the House, and the Senate bill to be debated on the floor after the July 4th recess - call for a 3.4 percent military pay raise in January, continuing a string of increases that have surpassed private sector wage growth every year since 2000. Otherwise, the fiscal 2010 defense bill is lighter than usual on significant personnel initiatives. There are many possible reasons for this. [click here to view] (http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63573)
