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Don Nickles: “Correct me if I am wrong, active steelworkers would apply and would benefit under the TAA proposal as any other TAA…”

On the recordMay 16, 2002
Correct me if I am wrong, active steelworkers would apply and would benefit under the TAA proposal as any other TAA eligible employee. The Senator's amendment applies only to retired steelworkers?
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Questioning the applicability of the TAA proposal to active versus retired steelworkers.

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