… current chair of the Armed Services Committee, stated, and I quote, my colleague is asking for an entitlement that does amount to a double benefit and that we cannot afford. We're talking between nine and $10 billion on the department of Defense Authorization act. And we're talking about a bill, a piece of legislation that really belongs in another jurisdiction. I'm assuming he's talking about the Veterans Affairs Committee. (10:34–10:40)
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Asserts that the cost of the proposed legislation is between $9 and $10 billion.
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