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Patty Murray: “I have proposed legislation in the form of the EMPOWERS Act to allow workers to nominate and elect trustees to represent…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2021
I have proposed legislation in the form of the EMPOWERS Act to allow workers to nominate and elect trustees to represent them and set proxy voting guidelines that align with their values and their inherently long-term investment strategies.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray discusses the EMPOWERS Act to empower workers in retirement savings decisions.

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