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Pay & Benefits
Cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits next year passes House
Leo Shane III
Former military service members stand and salute during the 21-gun salute for WWII Marine veteran Cpl. Remigio "Ray"
Barela during funeral services at Oregon Trail State Veteran Cemetery in Evansvile, Wyo., on Feb. 28, 2020. (Cayla
Nimmo/AP)
House lawmakers on Thursday easily passed legislation ensuring veterans will see a cost-of-living
boost next year if Social Security officials approve one for their recipients.
The legislation linking the two government benefits is largely routine, but faces extra obstacles this
year because of disruptions to congressional operations stemming from the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic.
More than 100,000 Americans have died from the fast-spreading virus in the last three months. In an
