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Debbie Stabenow: “One of the things I hope we will look at in future hearings is the accounting changes, the laws that were changed in the…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
One of the things I hope we will look at in future hearings is the accounting changes, the laws that were changed in the last several decades that allowed overfunded pension plans to suddenly be available for various other purposes
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Highlighting the need to examine past accounting changes affecting pensions.

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