Lawmakers urge DoD to take action to curb rising commissary prices
By Karen Jowers
May 20, 06:45 PM
Lawmakers are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to take steps to curb rising prices in military commissaries, as military families deal with inflationary grocery costs.
“Families across the country — including those at our military bases — are struggling with the rising costs of basic everyday needs,” said Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, in a May 19 announcement of a letter sent to Austin. He and Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, spearheaded the effort, and the letter was signed by six additional Democratic colleagues.
The lawmakers asked Austin to remove the requirement for commissaries to make a profit.
Removing that requirement would have an “immediate, direct impact for families, lowering their grocery bills and extending their pay as a non-pay compensation benefit, and reducing food insecurity and inflationary effects,” the lawmakers wrote.
https://www.navytimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2022/05/20/lawmakers-urge-dod-to-take-action-to-curb-rising-commissary-prices/
