Lawmakers revisit COLA cut for military retirees

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is revisiting its decision to cut annual cost-of living adjustments to pensions for most working-age military retirees after talk of the cuts drew outrage from veterans groups and others.

The budget agreement approved this month reduced those adjustments by 1 percent annually once a service member retires until that retiree reaches age 62.

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