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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
the Department has since informed us that its budget estimates were based on 2008 actuarial data that did not account for a high unemployment rate.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

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Mark Kirk highlights flaws in budget estimates due to unemployment rates.

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