US - The Pension Protection Act, introduced by Republicans in an effort to shore up the US defined benefit pension system, has been passed by the House education and workforce committee.
Chairman John Boehner, who introduced the legislation, slammed Democrats who he said chose to be “spectators” in the process instead of participants. All 27 Republicans voted in support of the bill...
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