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The bills include one proposal to increase supplemental pension benefits for veterans who are blind, paralyzed or amputees as a result of their military service.
Pa. House Bill 1091 would raise the monthly payments to $270, up from the current rate of $150 an 80% increase. The rate would rise every other year, when applicable, based on changes to the regional Consumer Price Index, which is a measurement of the cost of consumer goods.