,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ah1 #bjac,mr4 ,chambliss 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4    
,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,wisconsin1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,blunt1
 and ,mr4 ,portman7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate on maintaining the current  
annual adjustment in retired pay for    
members of the ,armed ,forces under the 
age of #fb4  ,whereas it is the         
responsibility of ,congress to get the  
fiscal house of government in order1 and
 all government spending should be      
examined to achieve that goal2 ,whereas 
,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei 7#aacth ,congress71 a  
bipartisan budget proposal1 is a first  
step in this direction1 though it fails 
to address broader government spending  
issues2 ,whereas retirees from the      
,armed ,forces1 both those who served a 

full career and those medically retired 
and their survivors1 have provided great
 service and sacrificed much for our    
country2 ,whereas ,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei      
7#aacth ,congress7 disproportionally    
targets these military retirees in the  
name of fiscal responsibility2 and      
,whereas1 while the decisions regarding 
future spending cuts may be difficult   
and painful1 the solution should require
 contributions from all ,americans3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the  
sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7        
retirees from the ,armed ,forces should 
not unfairly bear the burden of         
excessive government spending2  7#b7    
military retirees earned the benefits   
they were promised upon entering the    
military1 and it is the duty of the     
,senate to protect them2 and  7#c7 the  
,senate should seek alternatives to the 
provisions of section #djc of the       
,bipartisan ,budget ,act of #bjac       
7introduced as ,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei 7#aacth 
,congress77 before the effective date of

 that section and the amendments made by
 that section4