,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjac,mr4 ,*ambliss 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,isakson1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1
 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,wiscons91
 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 & ,mr4      
,portman7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,s5ate on ma9ta9+ ! curr5t annual  
adju/m5t 9 retir$ pay = memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces "u ! age ( #fb4  ,:]eas x is !   
responsibility ( ,congress to get !     
fiscal h\se ( gov]nm5t 9 ord]1 & all    
gov]nm5t sp5d+ %\ld be exam9$ to a*ieve 
t goal2 ,:]eas ,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei 7#aac?  
,congress71 a bip>tisan budget proposal1
 is a fir/ /ep 9 ?is direction1 ?\gh x  
fails to address broad] gov]nm5t sp5d+  
issues2 ,:]eas retirees f ! ,arm$ ,=ces1
 bo? ^? :o s]v$ a full c>e] & ^?        
m$ically retir$ & _! survivors1 h       
provid$ great s]vice & sacrific$ mu* =  
our c\ntry2 ,:]eas ,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei     

7#aac? ,congress7 disproportionally     
t>gets ^! milit>y retirees 9 ! "n (     
fiscal responsibility2 & ,:]eas1 :ile ! 
decisions reg>d+ future sp5d+ cuts may  
be difficult & pa9ful1 ! solution %\ld  
require contributions f all ,am]icans3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( !     
,s5ate t-- 7#a7 retirees f ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 %\ld n unfairly be> ! burd5 ( excessive
 gov]nm5t sp5d+2  7#b7 milit>y retirees 
e>n$ ! b5efits !y 7 promis$ ^u ent]+ !  
milit>y1 & x is ! duty ( ! ,s5ate to    
protect !m2 &  7#c7 ! ,s5ate %\ld seek  
alt]natives to ! provisions ( section   
#djc ( ! ,bip>tisan ,budget ,act ( #bjac
 7introduc$ z ,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei 7#aac?   
,congress77 be=e ! effective date ( t   
section & ! am5dm5ts made by t section4