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Don Nickles: I wonder, as well, as the sponsors of the amendment are very close to the steelworkers, if they can provide this…

On the recordMay 16, 2002
I wonder, as well, as the sponsors of the amendment are very close to the steelworkers, if they can provide this Senator, over the next couple of days, what the benefits are and what the benefit package costs for retirees. Those are collectively bargained packages. I could probably find that on the Internet. These are packages they provide for retirees. Given this fact, I would like to know, are we subsidizing plans that are very generous, comparable to Federal employees? I don't know.
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Questioning the benefits and costs of retiree packages during a discussion on an amendment.

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