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Rick Larsen: “We passed the Butch Lewis Act, which passed the House in July, and it protected hard-earned workers' pensions.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
We passed the Butch Lewis Act, which passed the House in July, and it protected hard-earned workers' pensions.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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Highlighting legislation aimed at protecting workers' pensions.

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