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On the recordMarch 27, 2023
Had we not acted, these pensions would have failed, workers and retirees-from truckers to bricklayers-would have lost nearly everything they had worked to save.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney highlights the importance of Democratic action in saving pensions.

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