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John Shaw: “This has been, I think, a real landmark in what we can accomplish in this Congress by working together. There should be…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2000
This has been, I think, a real landmark in what we can accomplish in this Congress by working together. There should be no disagreement in this country, no disagreement, that people who work their entire working lives, when they reach retirement age, just simply because they have to work beyond that or just simply want to work beyond that, that they should not be penalized. We agree on that. We ought to constantly look out and reach out for things that we agree upon, because it is so important to such an important segment of our population.
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John Shaw
North Carolina

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Discussing bipartisan cooperation and the importance of supporting working individuals approaching retirement.

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