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On the recordOctober 6, 2010
I hope this committee will recognize that the retirement income deficit we are leaving for the Gen Xers is at least as serious as the burden of debt for our grandchildren.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the seriousness of retirement income deficits for Gen Xers.

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