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Rashida Tlaib: “Do you believe that lump sum retirement payments shortchange our retirees as they would be getting far less than they…”

On the recordApril 8, 2019
Do you believe that lump sum retirement payments shortchange our retirees as they would be getting far less than they would have received over time with their pensions?
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib questions the fairness of lump sum retirement payments for retirees.

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