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Al Franken: “In the middle of a recession, we are asking them to put more money aside for the pensions, and that is money that cannot…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2009
In the middle of a recession, we are asking them to put more money aside for the pensions, and that is money that cannot be used to create jobs or invest in things.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the challenge of funding pensions during a recession.

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