a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:864:"<span style="font-size: larger;">Senator Carl Levin has made it clear that &ldquo;Child Tax Credits&rdquo; for illegal immigrants are more important than restoring military retiree benefits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">In the Senate it&rsquo;s business as usual with no compromise in sight for a solution. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">To read more about the Senate&rsquo;s inability to restore military retiree benefits and what other solutions are being considered click on the following link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/budget-appropriations/194631-levin-backs-ayotte-bill-to-repeal-military-pension"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/budget-appropriations/194631-levin-backs-ayotte-bill-to-repeal-military-pension</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3795";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:8:"vets.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:35:"sites/default/files/images/vets.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"61103";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1389186992";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";s:2:"19";}}}