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Doris Matsui: “This bill will not help the average American, this will not help individuals who have 401(k) plans, and it definitely…”

On the recordMay 14, 2003
This bill will not help the average American, this will not help individuals who have 401(k) plans, and it definitely will not help the baby boom population that is about to retire now and who has inadequate funds for their income security. We need to address this in a much larger context and actually not do the kinds of damage that this bill will do under the so-called ruse of being good government. This is not a good government bill.
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Doris Matsui
Democratic · California

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Addressing concerns about a bill related to employee conflict of interest and its impact on Americans.

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