Honor The Love - Equal Benefits for Military Widows

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.”- George S. Patton

Military surviving spouses receive less in survivor benefits than federal employees and people with a private pension. Please share and tag your representative and senators and ask for them to cosponsor this important legislation.

Thank you Rep Josh Gottheimer for cosponsoring H.R. 1083, Caring for Survivors Act of 2023. Ensuring military surviving spouses receive equal survivor benefits to federal employees is vitally important!

Thank you Norton Eleanor Holmes Hon Congresswoman for cosponsoring H.R. 3402 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 and for actually caring about supporting military surviving spouses!

Senator Bob Menendez Senator Cory BookerRep Josh Gottheimer Will you and Cosponsor The Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 to for military widows who get 12% less than the widows of federal employees???????

I'm going to be trying out some memes that we'll all be able to use to increase awareness of this issue. When you repost or copy and post, please include the hashtags and and tag your legislators! You can also use this to start a conversation on your own social media to get friends and family involved.

Let me know what you all think!

Thanks!

Should a or surviving spouse struggle to financially survive??

Do you care about being able to support their family with dignity?

Senator Jon Tester and John Boozman believe that and surviving spouses deserve the same benefits as federal employees!

Contact your senators and tell them to cosponsor the Caring for Survivors Act of 2021!

check to see where your spouse would be financially when you die

2021 VA DIC rates for spouses and dependents | Veterans Affairs View 2021 VA DIC rates for the surviving spouses and dependent children of Veterans. These VA survivor benefits are tax exempt. This means you won't have to pay any taxes on your DIC (Dependency and Indemnity Compensation) payments.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman starting off the 117th Congress with a bill that helps spouses too. Excited to see Dems in this Congress too!

https://www.veterans.senate.gov/newsroom/majority-news/tester-boozman-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-deliver-stronger-benefits-to-military-survivors-and-families

Tester, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Deliver Stronger Benefits to Military Survivors and Families | United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Should surviving spouses struggle to survive after the passes?? Do you care about and their families? Do you believe surviving spouses should receive at least the same death benefits as federal employees??

If you do: Contact your members of Congress and tell them must support widows and increase Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dependency and Indemnity Compensation!

Tell your Senators and Congressperson to support the reintroduction of Senator Jon Tester S. 1047 and Rep Jahana Hayes H.R. 3221, Dependency & Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019!

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