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Jeff Merkley: “This is not just an issue for the individual person, but it is an issue for our national economy.”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
This is not just an issue for the individual person, but it is an issue for our national economy.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley highlights the broader economic implications of retirement savings.

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