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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Letters and Correspondence in Support of MOAA Issues

Active Duty Letters
Fully Retired Letters
Guard/Reserve Letters
Health Care Letters
Second Career Letters
Spouse/Family Letters
Veterans/Other Letters

Active Duty Letters

Payday Lending Letter to the Armed Services Committees (PDF)
MOAA letter to the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee on the risk of Payday Lending provisions being diluted from the FY07 National Defense Authorization Act

Conferee letter from The Military Coalition to the Armed Services Committees (PDF)
The letter highlights TMC's top priorities and additional recommendations for resolving more than 100 differences between the separate versions of the defense bill passed by the House and Senate earlier this year (H.R. 5122 and S. 2766, respectively).
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VADM Ryan's Letter to "Sergeant Shaft" (PDF)
MOAA's President objects to politicians forcing Joint Chiefs of Staff to choose between weapons and military health care. See VADM Ryan's letter to "Sergeant Shaft", military/veterans columnist for the Washington Times.

Flexible Spending Accounts (PDF)
MOAA letter to Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness David Chu regarding Flexible Spending Accounts.

Fully Retired Letters

VADM Ryan's Letter to "Sergeant Shaft" (PDF)
MOAA's President objects to politicians forcing Joint Chiefs of Staff to choose between weapons and military health care. See VADM Ryan's letter to "Sergeant Shaft", military/veterans columnist for the Washington Times.

Guard/Reserve Letters

TMC letter to Senator Kerry and Senator Smith (PDF)
This TMC letter of support for "The Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007" introduced by Senator Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Smith (R-OR)

DoD letter to Admiral Ryan (PDF)
DoD Letter to MOAA. Officials express concern over MOAA report on the "New Reserves" Conference.

Reserve Benefits (PDF)
MOAA's response to DoD concerning "New Reserves" Conference.

MOAA WSJ Response (PDF)
MOAA response to Wall Street Journal Guard and Reserve healthcare critic.

Health Care Letters

VADM Ryan's letter to Dr. S. Ward Casscells (PDF)
MOAA's president objects to the new TRICARE contracts, worried that it may terminate TRICARE Prime for nearly 170,000 enrollees.

VADM Ryan's Letter to "Sergeant Shaft" (PDF)
MOAA's President objects to politicians forcing Joint Chiefs of Staff to choose between weapons and military health care. See VADM Ryan's letter to "Sergeant Shaft", military/veterans columnist for the Washington Times.

Flexible Spending Accounts
MOAA letter to Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness David Chu regarding Flexible Spending Accounts.

Second Career Letters

VADM Ryan's Letter to "Sergeant Shaft" (PDF)
MOAA's President objects to politicians forcing Joint Chiefs of Staff to choose between weapons and military health care. See VADM Ryan's letter to "Sergeant Shaft", military/veterans columnist for the Washington Times.

Flexible Spending Accounts (PDF)
MOAA letter to Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness David Chu regarding Flexible Spending Accounts.

Spouse/Family Letters

Senator Nelson and Senator Hagel's SBP Letter
Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) are asking for their colleagues to put their money where their vote is and hold firm in their support of a FY2007 National Defense Authorization bill measure to; 1) end the deduction of VA survivor benefits from Survivor Benefit Plan annuities; 2) accelerate the effective date of paid-up SBP to Oct. 1, 2006 (vs. Oct 1, 2008).

MOAA letter of support to Rep. John Carter (R-TX) for H.R. 5081, the "Military Spouses Employment Act of 2006" to provide employers a tax incentive to hire qualified military spouses. (PDF)

MOAA letter of support to Rep. John Carter (R-TX) for H.R. 5081, the "Military Spouses Employment Act of 2007" to provide employers a tax incentive to hire qualified military spouses. (PDF)

Veterans/Other Letters

VADM Ryan's letter to Rep. Bartlett (PDF)
MOAA endorsed H.R. 42 and attended the press conference with bill sponsor, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). The bill would forbid condominium associations, cooperative associations and residential real estate management associations from making rules prohibiting the display of the flag.

VADM Ryan's Letter to "Sergeant Shaft" (PDF)
MOAA's President objects to politicians forcing Joint Chiefs of Staff to choose between weapons and military health care. See VADM Ryan's letter to "Sergeant Shaft", military/veterans columnist for the Washington Times.