Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   Advertising Cost for Obamacare Date:   2/8/2014 1:48:58 PM

You need to tell the complete story. The truth is that the reduction in the COLA was supported Paul Ryan.

"It's crazy that this Administration uses our money on things like this, buy limits the COLA for our military members and reduces the budget for our military. But what do you expect from a President who has never served a day in the military"

"One part of the bill has become particularly controversial: the reduction in cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for working-age military retirees,” Paul Ryan wrote. “The federal government has no greater obligation than to keep the American people safe and we must take care of the men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line. For that reason, Congress is understandably hesitant to make changes to military compensation. But even hesitance has a cost." Citing the rising cost per service member since 2001, he then claimed that the need for reform is "undeniable."

Ryan cited and praised President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for his stance on the issue as well. Ryan wrote, “Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a combat vet himself, has said ‘that we can no longer put off military compensation reform.