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On the recordOctober 28, 2009
For many workers and retirees in Ohio and across the Nation, there is a crisis of confidence in our social contract.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown highlights the loss of trust in the pension system due to bankruptcy.

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