On the recordJuly 21, 2009
The people whose plants are closed, they not only lose their job, they lose their health care. They lose their pensions.
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congress.govCarolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick: “The people whose plants are closed, they not only lose their job, they lose their health care. They lose their pensions.”
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Discussing the impact of plant closures on workers and their families.
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