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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/60748</id>
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    <title>Unions&amp;#39; Shifting Lame Duck and NLRB Agenda</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-21:/commentary/9831943</id>
    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenMarket.org </name>
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Introduced in the House (Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act, HR 3936) by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (DN.D.) and in the Senate (Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act, S. 3157) by Rep. Robert Casey (D-Penn.), this legislation would create a new fund ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openmarket.org/2010/11/22/unions-shifting-lame-duck-and-nlrb-agenda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Election 2010: Union Losses, Worker Gains</title>
    <link href="http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/2010/11/03/election-2010-union-losses-worker-gains/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-02:/commentary/9858269</id>
    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bastiat Institute </name>
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Another Big Labor priority to watch out for is the companion union pension fund bailout bills, introduced in the House (Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act, HR 3936) by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (DN.D.) and in the Senate (Create Jobs and Save ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/2010/11/03/election-2010-union-losses-worker-gains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Election 2010: Union Losses, Worker Gains</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-02:/commentary/9632890</id>
    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenMarket.org </name>
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Another Big Labor priority to watch out for is the companion union pension fund bailout bills, introduced in the House (Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act, HR 3936) by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (DN.D.) and in the Senate (Create Jobs and Save ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openmarket.org/2010/11/03/election-2010-union-losses-worker-gains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Project Vote Smart: Janet Peckinpaugh- The New Haven Register ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-29:/commentary/9548442</id>
    <updated>2010-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News from nhregister.com </name>
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And if Courtney&amp;#39;s voting record isn&amp;#39;t damning enough, we learn that he is one of 56 House sponsors of Earl Pomeroy&amp;#39;s (D-ND) &#8220;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009&#8221; [H.R. 3936], a massive payoff to organized labor that would add $3 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nhregister.com/articles/2010/10/30/news/doc4cb8a762caefd827508920.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Project Vote Smart: Joseph Courtney- The New Haven Register ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-28:/commentary/9539384</id>
    <updated>2010-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News from nhregister.com </name>
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And if Courtney&amp;#39;s voting record isn&amp;#39;t damning enough, we learn that he is one of 56 House sponsors of Earl Pomeroy&amp;#39;s (D-ND) &#8220;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009&#8221; [H.R. 3936], a massive payoff to organized labor that would add $3 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nhregister.com/articles/2010/10/29/news/doc4cb8a7d111ac9144483254.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Project Vote Smart: Janet Peckinpaugh- The New Haven Register ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-24:/commentary/9481463</id>
    <updated>2010-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News from nhregister.com </name>
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And if Courtney&amp;#39;s voting record isn&amp;#39;t damning enough, we learn that he is one of 56 House sponsors of Earl Pomeroy&amp;#39;s (D-ND) &#8220;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009&#8221; [H.R. 3936], a massive payoff to organized labor that would add $3 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nhregister.com/articles/2010/10/25/news/doc4cb8a762caefd827508920.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mortgage and Foreclosures: Who Really Owns Your Home? | Greg ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9474042</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog </name>
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Another bomb shell has yet to be told by the democrats, the Dems have a bill (H.R.3936) that has over 50 backers right now,but it may be more because the dems wont talk about it before the Nov elections. I must say,Jim Sinclair does not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usawatchdog.com/who-really-owns-your-home/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Armageddon: What Democrats Are Hiding &amp;amp; Why They Are Really Scared ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9474041</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.3936 : Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] Rep Bean, Melissa L. [IL-8] Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/laborunionreport/2010/10/19/armageddon-what-democrats-are-hiding-why-they-are-really-scared/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Benefits / Ssi Funeral Benefits</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-13:/commentary/9355060</id>
    <updated>2010-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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2009 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal ... Obama signs bill restoring unemployment benefits - Economy ... Congress approves boosting vets&amp;#39; benefits. - Free Online Library; HR 3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ps4241.hotterpics.com/Congress-Benefits/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big Labor Backs Democrats in Hopes of a Pension Bailout</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-09:/commentary/9117919</id>
    <updated>2010-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Worker Freedom RSS </name>
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Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) introduced H.R.3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, which looks to put taxpayers on the hook for union negotiated and managed pension plans by creating a new entity solely responsibly for shoring up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workerfreedom.org/big-labor-backs-democrats-hopes-pension-a3828&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big Labor Backs Democrats in Hopes of a Pension Bailout</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-09:/commentary/9090803</id>
    <updated>2010-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Worker Freedom RSS </name>
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Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) introduced H.R.3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, which looks to put taxpayers on the hook for union negotiated and managed pension plans by creating a new entity solely responsibly for shoring up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://workerfreedom.org/big-labor-backs-democrats-hopes-pension-a3828&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Casey-Pomeroy Bill Would Bail Out PBGC, Union Pensions | National ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-26:/commentary/9032054</id>
    <updated>2010-08-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Legal and Policy Center blogs </name>
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Pomeroy had introduced his Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act (H.R. 3936). The measure would bail out the deficit-ridden Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), itself a de facto ongoing bailout agency, and make it easier for trustees ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nlpc.org/stories/2010/08/27/casey-pomeroy-bill-would-bail-out-pbgc-union-pensions&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Casey-Pomeroy Bill Would Bail Out PBGC, Union Pensions | National ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Legal and Policy Center blogs </name>
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Pomeroy had introduced his Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act (H.R. 3936). The measure would bail out the deficit-ridden Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), itself a de facto ongoing bailout agency, and make it easier for trustees ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nlpc.org/stories/2010/08/27/casey-pomeroy-bill-would-bail-out-pbgc-union-pensions&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Temporary Pension Relief Legislation Enacted | Human Resource and ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Human Resource and Labor News </name>
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AGC and the coalition are also continuing to work on additional, longer-term relief for more troubled multiemployer plans, including a &amp;quot;partitioning&amp;quot; proposal included in the pending bills H.R. 3936 and S. 3157. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsletters.agc.org/hr_labor/2010/08/19/temporary-pension-relief-legislation-enacted/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mighty Casey Has Struck Out (Again) | Seamheads.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-20:/commentary/8741036</id>
    <updated>2010-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Not surprisingly, their companion piece of legislation, HR 3936, is called &#8220;The Preserve Benefits &amp;amp; Job Act.&#8221; These 10 legislators are clearly dropping the ball. Let me tell you why. In doing the research for my recently released book, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seamheads.com/2010/07/20/mighty-casey-has-struck-out-again/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AGC of America, Chapters and Members Respond to Multiemployer ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8764394</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Construction Legislative Week in Review </name>
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Recent press stories have referred to H.R. 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, and S. 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefit Act, as a &amp;quot;union bailout&amp;quot; and to multiemployer plans as &amp;quot;union plans. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsletters.agc.org/clwir/2010/07/15/agc-of-america-chapters-and-members-respond-to-multiemployer-pension-reform-criticisms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GetLiberty.org &amp;gt;&amp;gt; A Bitter Cup of Coffee</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8723750</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Not surprisingly, their companion piece of legislation, HR 3936, is called &#8220;The Preserve Benefits &amp;amp; Job Act.&#8221; These 10 legislators are clearly dropping the ball. Let me tell you why. Ernie Fazio is a former major league ballplayer who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Display=2452&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Illinois Review: Newt Gingrich, Common Sense, and Ecclesiastes 3:1-8</title>
    <link href="http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2010/07/newt-gingrich-common-sense-and-.html?cid=6a00d834515c5469e20133f24103a1970b" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8702988</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Like Schock he co-sponsored a Democratic House Bill HR 3936 &#8211; for those who are not familiar it is essentially a taxpayer bail out of union pensions. Probably all you need to know is the Teamsters are huge supporters. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2010/07/newt-gingrich-common-sense-and-.html?cid=6a00d834515c5469e20133f24103a1970b&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Illinois Review: Newt Gingrich, Common Sense, and Ecclesiastes 3:1-8</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8696986</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Illinois Review </name>
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Like Schock he co-sponsored a Democratic House Bill HR 3936 &#8211; for those who are not familiar it is essentially a taxpayer bail out of union pensions. Probably all you need to know is the Teamsters are huge supporters. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2010/07/newt-gingrich-common-sense-and-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Bitter Cup of Coffee | NetRight Daily</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8690346</id>
    <updated>2010-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Not surprisingly, their companion piece of legislation, HR 3936, is called &#8220;The Preserve Benefits &amp;amp; Job Act.&#8221; These 10 legislators are clearly dropping the ball. Let me tell you why. Ernie Fazio is a former major league ballplayer who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://netrightdaily.com/2010/07/a-bitter-cup-of-coffee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Myths About CD-18</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-20:/commentary/8608925</id>
    <updated>2010-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Again, this is no surprise; the SEIU, Teamsters, Communication Workers of America and other union leaders know the pensions of their rank and file need a bailout (HR 3936) and Sheila needs the union leaders to add to the $62500 they&amp;#39;ve ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bigjolly.com/op-ed/367-myths-about-cd-18.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lenny Vasbinder - Rants, Raves, Opinions &amp;amp; Information - From ...</title>
    <link href="http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2010/06/no-taxpayer-union-bailouts-period.html" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lenny Vasbinder - Rants, Raves, Opinions... </name>
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H.R. 3936 and S. 3157 must never see the light of day. Union pension plans are not a government entitlement program and the American people have no duty or obligation to financially support your political schemes, scams and payoffs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2010/06/no-taxpayer-union-bailouts-period.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Union bail-out has Republican supporters | Alaska Policy Forum</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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McCotter is also the only Michigan U.S. House member from either party to co-sponsor the bill, H.R. 3936, which was introduced by North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy and has 43 total co-sponsors. One former co-sponsor, Republican Mike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alaskapolicyforum.org/2010/06/union-bail-out-has-republican-supporters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>It is a Big Labor Bailout &#8212; Again</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8471401</id>
    <updated>2010-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The National Right to Work Committee&#174; </name>
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Two recently introduced bills fit that description: the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (H.R. 3936) and the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (S. 3157). If enacted, they would jeopardize billions of taxpayer dollars to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nrtwc.org/it-is-a-big-labor-bailout-again/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SnydRemarks 06.02.10 - News/Talk 550AM 99.9FM</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-01:/commentary/8490854</id>
    <updated>2010-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Legislation in both the Senate and the House (S. 3157 and H.R. 3936, respectively) will essentially shift responsibility for failing multi-employer union pension plans to taxpayers through the Pension Benefits Guarantee Corp. (PBGC). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wsau.com/blogs/post/psnyder/2010/jun/02/snydremarks-060210/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Missouri&amp;#39;s 8th District | The Agonist</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-01:/commentary/8443059</id>
    <updated>2010-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Agonist blogs </name>
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... presently Emerson is one of 9 member of the House sponsoring H.R. 3936, a 165 Billion Dollar union pension bailout bill (could this have anything to do with the fact that she is married to a Union lawyer and an Obama supporter?). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agonist.org/charistuul/20100602/missouris_8th_district&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maggie&amp;#39;s Notebook: Mosab Hassan Yousef Homeland Security: Homeland ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8417663</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Maggie's Notebook </name>
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H.R. 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan...it throws the unfunded ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/06/mosab-hassan-yousef-homeland-security.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unplugged Christians living off the grid [&amp;#39;Christian Exodus&amp;#39; and ...</title>
    <link href="http://conservativeamericannews.com/free-republic/unplugged-christians-living-off-the-grid-christian-exodus-and-others" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8411398</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative American News </name>
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As I&amp;#39;ve said before, I like Rep. McCotter, but I&amp;#39;m vehemently against him on this issue. In the video below, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) talked about HR 3936 on the House floor. Basically he says it is only a union bailout if the. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeamericannews.com/free-republic/unplugged-christians-living-off-the-grid-christian-exodus-and-others&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>McCotter: Union Bailout Not a Bailout &#8211; Unless&#8230;. :: The Lonely ...</title>
    <link href="http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/06/mccotter-union-bailout-not-a-bailout-unless/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8411396</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Lonely Conservative </name>
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Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) talked about HR 3936 on the House floor. Basically he says it is only a union bailout if the unions and their pension plans fail. Gee, what are the odds of those woefully underfunded pension plans failing? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/06/mccotter-union-bailout-not-a-bailout-unless/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maggie&amp;#39;s Notebook: Union Bailout Update: Thaddeus McCotter on ...</title>
    <link href="http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/06/union-bailout-update-thaddeus-mccotter.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8411395</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Maggie's Notebook </name>
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H.R. 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan...it throws the unfunded ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/06/union-bailout-update-thaddeus-mccotter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maggie&amp;#39;s Notebook: Right Reading Roundup 5-31-10 at Maggie&amp;#39;s Notebook</title>
    <link href="http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/06/right-reading-roundup-5-31-10-at.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8406056</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Maggie's Notebook </name>
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H.R. 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan...it throws the unfunded ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/06/right-reading-roundup-5-31-10-at.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill</title>
    <link href="http://electbobparker.com/news/no-more-bailouts/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-29:/commentary/8401727</id>
    <updated>2010-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ElectBobParker.com </name>
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Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the US House of Representatives sponsoring HR 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://electbobparker.com/news/no-more-bailouts/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Classical Values :: What good are friends if they don&amp;#39;t hold your ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/05/what_good_are_f.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-29:/commentary/8401724</id>
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      <name>Classical Values </name>
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McCotter is also the only Michigan U.S. House member from either party to co-sponsor the bill, H.R. 3936, which was introduced by North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy and has 43 total co-sponsors. One former co-sponsor, Republican Mike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/05/what_good_are_f.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maggie&amp;#39;s Notebook: Memorial Day 2010 - Ronald Reagan Speech at ...</title>
    <link href="http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/05/memorial-day-2010-ronald-reagan-speech.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-28:/commentary/8396671</id>
    <updated>2010-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Maggie's Notebook </name>
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H.R. 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan...it throws the unfunded ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/05/memorial-day-2010-ronald-reagan-speech.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Thad McCotter, We Hardley Knew Ye! McCotter Co-Sponsor of $165 ...</title>
    <link href="http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/05/thad-mccotter-we-hardley-knew-ye-mccotter-co-sponsor-of-165-billion-union-bailout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8448497</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lonely Conservative </name>
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Please, for Heaven&amp;#39;s sake, explain how HR 3936 is a BAILOUT? Even if your idea of a bailout is the government giving $ to a private company, this isn&amp;#39;t even close. Have you read the bill or even the CRS summary (see below)? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/05/thad-mccotter-we-hardley-knew-ye-mccotter-co-sponsor-of-165-billion-union-bailout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Action Alert: Taxpayer Bailout for Union Pensions</title>
    <link href="http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/xn/detail/2978134:BlogPost:419141" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8401726</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - Tea Party Patriots </name>
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These bills are: the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (HR 3936 by Rep. Earl Pomeroy D-ND), and the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (S3157 by Sen. Bob Casey D-PA). Interestingly, labor unions are listed among ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/xn/detail/2978134:BlogPost:419141&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Latourette: Disappointment--Co-sponsors union bailout</title>
    <link href="http://lakecountyoh.blogspot.com/2010/05/latourette-disappointment-co-sponsors.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8401725</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lake County, Ohio -- News, Views, &amp;amp; Politics </name>
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See the summary of HR 3936 here. 10/27/2009--Introduced. Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a sponsor of a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lakecountyoh.blogspot.com/2010/05/latourette-disappointment-co-sponsors.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Action Alert: Taxpayer Bailout for Union Pensions</title>
    <link href="http://citizensinaction.ning.com/xn/detail/2937960:BlogPost:25762" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8401723</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - Citizens in Action </name>
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(HR 3936 by Rep. Earl Pomeroy D-ND), and the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (S3157 by Sen. Bob Casey D-PA). Interestingly, labor unions are listed among the top five contributors to Rep. Pomeroy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizensinaction.ning.com/xn/detail/2937960:BlogPost:25762&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TODAY&amp;#39;S NEWS NJ: PBGC: Pension Bailout, Guaranteed Costly</title>
    <link href="http://todaysnewsnj.blogspot.com/2010/05/pbgc-pension-bailout-guaranteed-costly.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8391470</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TODAY'S NEWS NJ </name>
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This caused Media Matters to push back against opponents of the bill and companion legislation in the House (H.R. 3936), writing that &#8220;the bill restricts the type of pension eligible for &amp;#39;partition&amp;#39; to plans that are in &amp;#39;critical status ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://todaysnewsnj.blogspot.com/2010/05/pbgc-pension-bailout-guaranteed-costly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maggie&amp;#39;s Notebook: Thaddeus McCotter Supports $165 Billion Union ...</title>
    <link href="http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/05/thaddeus-mccotter-supports-165-billion.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8391469</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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According to Americas for Limited Government (ALG), McCotter is one of nine Republicans supporting H.R. 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009. In fact, I find that McCotter is a co-sponsor along with 8 other Republicans: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/05/thaddeus-mccotter-supports-165-billion.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>GetLiberty.org &amp;gt;&amp;gt; PBGC: Pension Bailout, Guaranteed Costly</title>
    <link href="http://michaelvandervort.posterous.com/getlibertyorg-pbgc-pension-bailout-guaranteed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8554872</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Michael VanDervort&amp;#39;s posterous bizstream </name>
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This caused Media Matters to push back against opponents of the bill and companion legislation in the House (HR 3936), writing that &#8220;the bill restricts the type of pension eligible for &amp;#39;partition&amp;#39; to plans that are in &amp;#39;critical status,&amp;#39; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michaelvandervort.posterous.com/getlibertyorg-pbgc-pension-bailout-guaranteed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Diverse National Coalition Opposes Congressional Pension Bailout Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/diverse-national-coalition-opposes-congressional-pension-a4996" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8548160</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (HR 3936, already passed by the House under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (S. 3157) are euphemisms for stealing by the federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/diverse-national-coalition-opposes-congressional-pension-a4996&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Union Bailouts - Patriotic Resistance</title>
    <link href="http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/union-bailouts" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8411397</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Discussion Forum - Patriotic Resistance </name>
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HR 3936 http://rightwingnews.com/2010/05/shame-nine-gop-reps-supporting-uni... If you belong to other sites please copy and paste the information there. It is imperative that we stop this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/union-bailouts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Union Bailouts</title>
    <link href="http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:Topic:2216164" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8396675</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Discussion Forum - Patriotic Resistance </name>
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HR 3936 http://rightwingnews.com/2010/05/shame-nine-gop-reps-supporting-uni... If you belong to other sites please copy and paste the information there. It is imperative that we stop this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:Topic:2216164&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PBGC: Pension Bailout, Guaranteed Costly</title>
    <link href="http://netrightdaily.com/2010/05/pbgc-pension-bailout-guaranteed-costly/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8396673</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NetRight Daily </name>
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This caused Media Matters to push back against opponents of the bill and companion legislation in the House (HR 3936), writing that &#8220;the bill restricts the type of pension eligible for &amp;#39;partition&amp;#39; to plans that are in &amp;#39;critical status,&amp;#39; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://netrightdaily.com/2010/05/pbgc-pension-bailout-guaranteed-costly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>All Things Reform: Diverse National Coalition Opposes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.allthingsreform.org/2010/05/diverse-national-coalition-opposes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8383924</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Things Reform </name>
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Diverse National Coalition Opposes Congressional Pension Bailout Bills. Americans for Tax Reform http://bit.ly/c8l0oi. Bills S.3157-- Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010. H.R.3936-- Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allthingsreform.org/2010/05/diverse-national-coalition-opposes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Diverse National Coalition Opposes Congressional Pension Bailout Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=PensionCoalitio" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8383922</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
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Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (HR 3936, already passed by the House under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (S. 3157) are euphemisms for stealing by the federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=PensionCoalitio&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pensions: Time For Real Reform | thetruthaboutefca.com | The Truth ...</title>
    <link href="http://thetruthaboutefca.com/2010/05/27/pensions-time-for-real-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8383921</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[The bills are S. 3157 and H.R. 3936.] The Senate HELP Committee is hearing the merits of S. 3157 today. &#8220;This legislation will provide a bailout to under-funded union pension plans at the expense of taxpayers who will end up having to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thetruthaboutefca.com/2010/05/27/pensions-time-for-real-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RINO Alert For Missouri</title>
    <link href="http://www.roncozby.com/election-2010/blog/missouri/915-rino-alert-for-missouri" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/9090804</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Election 2010 </name>
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Jo Ann Emerson, seven-term Republican elected in the 8th Congressional District of Southeast Missouri is one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roncozby.com/election-2010/blog/missouri/915-rino-alert-for-missouri&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RINO Alert For Missouri</title>
    <link href="http://roncozby.com/election-2010/blog/missouri/915-rino-alert-for-missouri" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/9063245</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Jo Ann Emerson, seven-term Republican elected in the 8th Congressional District of Southeast Missouri is one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roncozby.com/election-2010/blog/missouri/915-rino-alert-for-missouri&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RINO Alert For Missouri</title>
    <link href="http://ponderwithus.com/election-2010/blog/missouri/915-rino-alert-for-missouri" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/9007560</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Election 2010 </name>
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Jo Ann Emerson, seven-term Republican elected in the 8th Congressional District of Southeast Missouri is one of nine members of the US House of Representatives sponsoring HR 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ponderwithus.com/election-2010/blog/missouri/915-rino-alert-for-missouri&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>$165 BILLION: Reps. Pat Tiberi and Steve Latourette Want to Bail ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rightohio.com/2010/05/26/165-billion-reps-pat-tiberi-and-steve-latourette-want-to-bail-out-underfunded-union-pension-plans-latourette-cries-about-fox-news/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/8862262</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Right Ohio </name>
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&#8220;HR 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan. It doesn&amp;#39;t require that unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightohio.com/2010/05/26/165-billion-reps-pat-tiberi-and-steve-latourette-want-to-bail-out-underfunded-union-pension-plans-latourette-cries-about-fox-news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill!</title>
    <link href="http://www.newmediablog.com/2010/05/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/8396674</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New Media Blog </name>
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Big Government, by Bob McCarty Posted By: KarenJ1- Wed, 26 May 2010 17:33:01 GMT Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the US House of Representatives sponsoring HR 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmediablog.com/2010/05/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill! - Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bai... 1 hour ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://political-lobotomy.blogspot.com/2010/05/daily-presidential-tracking-poll_26.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the US House of Representatives sponsoring HR 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. But why.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamasnafu.com/?p=9316&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IFC News Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill!</title>
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IFC News Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill! Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the US House of Representatives sponsoring HR 3936, a 5 billion union pension bailout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ifcnews.com/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>And the bailouts just keep coming : The American MAXIM</title>
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This time it&amp;#39;s H.R. 3936, a 165 billion dollar bailout of the union pension system. So think about it. On top of billions upon billions of dollars of government money going to save GM, will now save the union&amp;#39;s pension system. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americanmaxim.com/blog/?p=6619&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill ...</title>
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Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the US House of Representatives sponsoring HR 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. But why? It could be that the seven-term Republican elected in the 8th ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conservativeblogwatch.com/2010/05/26/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill! - Big ...</title>
    <link href="http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2010/05/26/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
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Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. But why? Emerson 2. It could be that the seven-term Republican elected ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2010/05/26/republican-jo-ann-emerson-sponsoring-union-bailout-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Et tu, Thad McCotter?</title>
    <link href="http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2010/05/et-tu-thad-mccotter.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8443058</id>
    <updated>2010-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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we twittered our favorite Congressman (R-MI 11th) this morning, seeking to understand the thinking behind his embrace of HR 3936, a bill sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio) that is getting a lot of bad press: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2010/05/et-tu-thad-mccotter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ALG Blasts 9 House Republicans&amp;#39; Support for Taxpayer Bailout of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2010/5/25/alg-blasts-9-house-republicans-support-for-taxpayer-bailout.html" rel="alternate"/>
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&amp;quot;HR 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan. It doesn&amp;#39;t require that unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2010/5/25/alg-blasts-9-house-republicans-support-for-taxpayer-bailout.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Et tu, Thad McCotter?</title>
    <link href="http://libertypundits.net/article/et-tu-thad-mccotter/" rel="alternate"/>
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we twittered our favorite Congressman (R-MI 11th) this morning, seeking to understand the thinking behind his embrace of HR 3936, a bill sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio) that is getting a lot of bad press: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertypundits.net/article/et-tu-thad-mccotter/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health Care and Education ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8375436</id>
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Ok Illinois lets Ring those Phones .PETER ROSKAM AND AARON SHOCK NEED TO WITHDRAW AS COSPONSORS ON HR3936 (AND MELISSA BEAN) http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Display=2298 Senate bill 3157 matches HR 3936 to bailout unions per P&#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/us-house-of-representatives&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Et tu, Thad McCotter? | Liberal Whoppers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-24:/commentary/8375433</id>
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we twittered our favorite Congressman (R-MI 11th) this morning, seeking to understand the thinking behind his embrace of HR 3936 , a bill sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio) that is getting a lot of bad press: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberalwhoppers.com/2010/05/25/et-tu-thad-mccotter/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Taxpayers to Bailout SEIU? | Hennessy&amp;#39;s View</title>
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The bill, sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (&#8220;At-large&#8221; and only Congressman for ND), is H.R. 3936, with the misleading title, &#8220;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009.&#8221; If you look up this bill, and get the full text PDF from the General ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hennessysview.com/2010/05/24/taxpayers-to-bailout-seiu/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republican Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) Wants to Bail Out NFL and ...</title>
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&amp;quot;HR 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan. It doesn&amp;#39;t require that unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redcounty.com/republican-rep-ginny-brown-waite-r-fl-wants-bail-out-nfl-and-mlb-pension-funds/40311&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>9 House Republicans Support Union Pension Bailouts</title>
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&#8220;HR 3936 does not require that a union cut benefits, have participants pay part of the pension costs, change retirement ages, limit access to younger employees, or use union dues to supplement the plan. It doesn&amp;#39;t require that unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://netrightdaily.com/2010/05/9-house-republicans-support-union-pension-bailouts/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conservatives Are America&amp;#39;s Real Terrorists: In Order To Create a ...</title>
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Bill sponsored by Bob Casey (D-PA)Union Pension bailout. &amp;quot;$165 billion in bailouts for troubled union pension funds. (H.R. 3936). Guess the Huffington Post has given you yet another piece of shit news coverage. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativesarecommunistss.blogspot.com/2010/05/in-order-to-create-less-perfect-union.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As I&amp;#39;ve said before, I like Rep. McCotter, but I&amp;#39;m vehemently against him on this issue. In the video below, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) talked about HR 3936 on the House floor. Basically he says it is only a union bailout if the. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeamericannews.com/free-republic/fox-news-poll-should-the-flag-be-banned-at-schools&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Display=2298 Senate bill 3157 matches HR 3936 to bailout unions per Pensions Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC). That is you and I folks. Peter Roskam and Aaron Schrock are among&#8230; 11 minutes ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/dr-manning-obamacolumbia&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>#The Day Twitter Exploded | Conservative American News</title>
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is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. But why? It could be that the seven-term Republican elected in the 8th Congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeamericannews.com/free-republic/the-day-twitter-exploded&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill! - Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bai... 1 hour ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2010/05/who-stole-peoples-money-people-did-sort.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. But why? It could be that the seven-term Republican elected in the 8th Congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeamericannews.com/free-republic/hawaii-governor-announces-exact-place-of-obama-birth&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Republican Jo Ann Emerson Sponsoring Union Bailout Bill! - Jo Ann Emerson is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bai... 1 hour ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2010/05/roman-polanski-still-treated-like-hero.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Taxpayer Funded Union Pension Bailout</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8116793</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Bailouts are a bipartisan affair. Senator Casey&amp;#39;s bill is similar to the bill, H.R. 3936, in the U.S. House sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio). Share/Bookmark. Tagged with: Bob Casey &#8226; Earl Pomeroy &#8226; H.R. 3936 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nrtwc.org/the-taxpayer-funded-union-pension-bailout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.3201: TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Bills, People. H.R.4923 TRICARE Dependent Cov... 5 &amp;middot; H.R.4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Stree... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.4646 Debt Free America Act... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Trans... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3201/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Poor union pensions need a bailout</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8443060</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Casey&amp;#39;s bill is similar to the bill, HR 3936, in the US House sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio). It would allow seriously troubled multi-employer pension plans to be partitioned: responsibility for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=470526&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unions want to dump pensions on taxpayers</title>
    <link href="http://usactionnews.com/2010/04/unions-want-to-dump-pensions-on-taxpayers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8383926</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Casey&amp;#39;s bill is similar to the bill, HR 3936, in the US House sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio). It would allow seriously troubled multi-employer pension plans to be partitioned: responsibility for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usactionnews.com/2010/04/unions-want-to-dump-pensions-on-taxpayers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Troubled labor looks to federal government for help on pensions ...</title>
    <link href="http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/06/troubled-labor-looks-to-federal-government-for-help-on-pensions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8040684</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Casey&amp;#39;s bill is similar to the bill, H.R. 3936, in the U.S. House sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio). It would allow seriously troubled multi-employer pension plans to be partitioned: responsibility for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/06/troubled-labor-looks-to-federal-government-for-help-on-pensions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pension Bills on Congress&amp;#39; Agenda | Teamsters for a Democratic Union</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8026484</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Teamsters for a Democratic Union - </name>
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Senator Casey&amp;#39;s bill is similar to the bill, H.R. 3936, in the U.S. House sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio). It would allow seriously troubled multi-employer pension plans to be partitioned: responsibility for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tdu.org/node/3813&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Employers Push For Looser Pension Funding Rules - Regulatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Employers-Push-For-Looser-Pension-Funding-Rules.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7950880</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Underwriter Life &amp; Health </name>
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Tiberi is a sponsor of H.R. 3936, a bill introduced by Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., that would temporarily ease the plan funding requirements. Under current rules, employers must certify their funding status April 1 and make quarterly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Employers-Push-For-Looser-Pension-Funding-Rules.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pension Reform - TeamstersOnline</title>
    <link href="http://teamstersonline.com/forums/yrc-inc/17817-pension-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7934714</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TeamstersOnline </name>
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In the House, the bi-partisan bill, H.R. 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, was introduced by Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-At-Large ND) and Patrick Tiberi (R-12th OH). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teamstersonline.com/forums/yrc-inc/17817-pension-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.easymortgageloans4u.com/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7921788</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Easy Mortgage Loans - Mortgage Home Credit </name>
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Please call your representative and oppose H.R.3936, especially the PBGC provisions that mandate taxpayer bailouts of private pensions. Click here for the Online Directory for the 111th Congress. Mike &#8220;Mish&#8221; Shedlock ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.easymortgageloans4u.com/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.3157: Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3157/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/8401728</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] </name>
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Diverse National Coalition Opposes Congressional Pension Bailout Bills. Americans for Tax Reform http://bit.ly/c8l0oi. Bills S.3157-- Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010. H.R.3936-- Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3157/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senator Caseys response to Pension Bill - TeamstersOnline</title>
    <link href="http://teamstersonline.com/forums/teamster-politics/17711-senator-caseys-response-pension-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7907124</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TeamstersOnline </name>
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Thanked 373 Times in 224 Posts. Rep Power: 177. x475 has a reputation beyond repute. Default Re: Senator Caseys response to Pension Bill. To find out more about H.R. 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, click HERE. x475 is offline ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teamstersonline.com/forums/teamster-politics/17711-senator-caseys-response-pension-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PAUL SCHAFFNER: FARGO FORUM HYPOCRISY ON &#8220;REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY ...</title>
    <link href="http://dakotabeacon.com/entry/paul_schaffner_fargo_forum_hypocrisy_on_republican_hypocrisy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7798026</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Dakota Beacon </name>
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We should discuss public policy such as HR 3936 introduced by Earl Pomeroy. HR 3962 is a potential bailout of mismanaged multiemployer union pension plans. Since North Dakota is a right to work state a simple question begs, why? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dakotabeacon.com/entry/paul_schaffner_fargo_forum_hypocrisy_on_republican_hypocrisy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Earl Pomeroy Introduces Bailout For Union Pension Plans</title>
    <link href="http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/earl_pomeroy_introduces_bailout_for_union_pension_plans/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/8046196</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Say Anything: Reader Blogs </name>
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Union pension funds in America are in a lot of trouble. Last year news broke about the union member pension fund of one of the nation&amp;#39;s largest unions, the SEIU, was only 75% funded (compared to the 103% funding level of the fund for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/earl_pomeroy_introduces_bailout_for_union_pension_plans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Teamsters Launch Grassroots Campaign To Save Jobs, Protect Pensions</title>
    <link href="http://www.ltlboards.com/truckingboards/trucking-industry-news/23534-teamsters-launch-grassroots-campaign-save-jobs-protect-pensions.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7417427</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LTL Boards - Trucking boards and LTL freight... </name>
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An important step forward was taken with the introduction of HR 3936, the Pomeroy-Tiberi &amp;amp;ldquo;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act.&amp;amp;rdquo; The bill will help provide the funding relief necessary to restore pension plans. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ltlboards.com/truckingboards/trucking-industry-news/23534-teamsters-launch-grassroots-campaign-save-jobs-protect-pensions.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3936 Summary</title>
    <link href="http://www.unions.org/home/union-blog/2010/01/21/hr-3936-summary/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7348515</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unions.Org Blog </name>
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&#8220;Section-by-Section Summary, Pomeroy-Tiberi &#8211; &#8220;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009&#8221; Analysis of Legislation. [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unions.org/home/union-blog/2010/01/21/hr-3936-summary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>cybersteward.net &#187; Merry Christmas!</title>
    <link href="http://cybersteward.net/2009/12/24/merry-christmas/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7053586</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cybersteward.net </name>
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learn about HR 3936 and how it could help (and maybe even hurt) your pension; An Accident Waiting to Happen (DenverBrown Blog) the company likes to find ways to blame every accident on the employee, but what about the other factors that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cybersteward.net/2009/12/24/merry-christmas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds</title>
    <link href="http://philsbackupsite.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7069973</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Phil&amp;#39;s Favorites - By Ilene </name>
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Please consider HR3936 &#8211; Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009. Official Summary. 10/27/2009&#8211;Introduced.Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 &#8211; Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://philsbackupsite.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>December 22 6:19 AM</title>
    <link href="http://cid-a47bd961104657a1.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A47BD961104657A1!2216.entry" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7053588</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>rj&amp;#39;s space </name>
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Please consider HR3936 - Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009... Am I Now, or Have I Ever Been, a Deficit Hawk? - In a word, yes, but Stan&amp;#39;s thoughtful post prompted me to think again about what it means to be a deficit hawk. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cid-a47bd961104657a1.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A47BD961104657A1!2216.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>RagingDebate.com &#187; Economy &#187; Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of ...</title>
    <link href="http://ragingdebate.com/economy/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7028927</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RagingDebate.com </name>
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Please call your representative and oppose H.R.3936, especially the PBGC provisions that mandate taxpayer bailouts of private pensions. Click here for the Online Directory for the 111th Congress Mike &amp;quot;Mish&amp;quot; Shedlock ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ragingdebate.com/economy/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds ...</title>
    <link href="http://offshoreinn.com/investing/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7018482</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Visit Offshore Inn when Living Overseas... </name>
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Please consider HR3936 - Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009Official Summary10/27/2009--Introduced.Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://offshoreinn.com/investing/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.macroaxis.com/2009/12/22/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7018481</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Investing to Wealth </name>
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Stop the bailouts. Enough is enough!Please call your representative and oppose HR3936, especially the PBGC provisions that mandate taxpayer bailouts of private pensions.Click here for the Online Directory for the 111th CongressMike Mish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.macroaxis.com/2009/12/22/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mish&amp;#39;s Global Economic Trend Analysis: Beware the Taxpayer Bailout ...</title>
    <link href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/12/beware-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7018304</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis </name>
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This was going to be a &amp;quot;quick&amp;quot; post on the pending bankruptcy of YRC, the nation&amp;#39;s largest trucking company. Instead, I have been digging around for several hours as the story morphed into a spiderweb of pension obligations culminating ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/12/beware-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds</title>
    <link href="http://economictimestoday.blogspot.com/2009/12/beware-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded_21.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/8401729</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Times </name>
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Please call your representative and oppose HR3936, especially the PBGC provisions that mandate taxpayer bailouts of private pensions. Click here for the Online Directory for the 111th Congress http://economictimestoday.blogspot.com ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economictimestoday.blogspot.com/2009/12/beware-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded_21.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Beware the Taxpayer Bailout of Underfunded Teamsters Pension Funds</title>
    <link href="http://fedupusa.org/2009/12/22/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7053587</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FedUpUSA </name>
    </author>
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Please consider HR3936 - Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009. Official Summary. 10/27/2009--Introduced.Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fedupusa.org/2009/12/22/beware-the-taxpayer-bailout-of-underfunded-teamsters-pension-funds/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City: Construction ...</title>
    <link href="http://labormanagementkc.typepad.com/the_labormanagement_counc/2009/12/construction-committee-focus-on-federal-issues.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6968164</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Labor-Management Council of Greater... </name>
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&#8226;Efforts are underway to return to previous rules related to pension fund balances for multiemployer plans--HR 3936. &#8226;The Building Trades is working with groups to educate weatherization workers in what is needed to qualify for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://labormanagementkc.typepad.com/the_labormanagement_counc/2009/12/construction-committee-focus-on-federal-issues.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>cybersteward.net &#187; A Delicate Contingency (the Power of We)</title>
    <link href="http://cybersteward.net/2009/12/08/a-delicate-contingency-the-power-of-we/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7038314</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cybersteward.net </name>
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I am not the me, not the me you thought I&amp;#39;d be, not the one to set you free and not the one you once believed would stem the tides of seas. I am more than me, not the one you had foreseen, but just like you I had a dream &#8211; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cybersteward.net/2009/12/08/a-delicate-contingency-the-power-of-we/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Warning: This Could Affect Your Pension | Teamsters for a ...</title>
    <link href="http://tdu.org/node/3486" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/9773538</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Teamsters for a Democratic Union - </name>
    </author>
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It is HR 3936 in the House, sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Pat Tiberi (R-OH). Hearings on similar bills will soon be held in the U.S. Senate, and there could be various bills under consideration. What is HR 3936? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tdu.org/node/3486&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Warning: This Could Affect Your Pension | Teamsters for a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tdu.org/node/3486" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6932833</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Teamsters for a Democratic Union - </name>
    </author>
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What is HR 3936? The Pomeroy bill, HR 3936, has four parts that pertain to multi-employer plans, such as our Teamster pension plans. It is strongly backed by the IBT, as well as by industry and major pension plans. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tdu.org/node/3486&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Could Affect Your Pension</title>
    <link href="http://teamstersonline.com/forums/news/16356-could-affect-your-pension.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6914868</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TeamstersOnline </name>
    </author>
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It is HR 3936 in the House, sponsored by Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Pat Tiberi (R-OH). Hearings on similar bills will soon be held in the US Senate, and there could be various bills under consideration. What is HR 3936? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teamstersonline.com/forums/news/16356-could-affect-your-pension.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AGC Lobbies for Pension Relief Bill | Construction Legislative ...</title>
    <link href="http://newsletters.agc.org/clwir/2009/12/04/agc-lobbies-for-pension-relief-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-03:/commentary/6868718</id>
    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Construction Legislative Week in Review </name>
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In a letter sent to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives today, AGC urged the House to cosponsor H.R. 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, sponsored by Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) and Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsletters.agc.org/clwir/2009/12/04/agc-lobbies-for-pension-relief-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HFMA NEWS</title>
    <link href="http://www.hfma.org/hfmanews/PermaLink,guid,a7bdfd10-eaa1-41ea-b01c-3693e73d6d7f.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6794971</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Healthcare Financial News </name>
    </author>
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20 letter, HFMA expressed support for the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act (H.R. 3936), which was introduced by Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) and Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio) on Oct. 27. The proposed bill would amend the Employee Retirement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hfma.org/hfmanews/PermaLink,guid,a7bdfd10-eaa1-41ea-b01c-3693e73d6d7f.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Nonprofit pensions, another one-two punch - San Francisco ...</title>
    <link href="http://hrarticle.com/2009/11/nonprofit-pensions-another-one-two-punch-san-francisco-chronicle/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/6718495</id>
    <updated>2009-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hr Articles </name>
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Nonprofit pensions, another one-two punch. San Francisco Chronicle Some recently introduced bipartisan legislation (HR 3936) would bring much needed relief. This is NOT a bail out, but simply extends the mandated time to &#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hrarticle.com/2009/11/nonprofit-pensions-another-one-two-punch-san-francisco-chronicle/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Union Pension Bailout Bill Would Burden Employers and Taxpayers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/8071239</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Legal and Policy Center </name>
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(see photo), the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (HR 3936). This legislation would enlist taxpayers to support troubled union-sponsored multiemployer pension plans and impose major burdens upon employers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nlpc.zubrcom.net/stories/2009/11/12/union-pension-bailout-bill-would-burden-employers-and-taxpayers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6742846</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Legal and Policy Center blogs </name>
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D. (see photo), the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (H.R. 3936). This legislation would enlist taxpayers to support troubled union-sponsored multiemployer pension plans and impose major burdens upon employers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nlpc.org/stories/2009/11/12/union-pension-bailout-bill-would-burden-employers-and-taxpayers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Union Pension Bailout Bill Would Burden Employers and Taxpayers ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6677197</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Legal and Policy Center blogs </name>
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D. (see photo), the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (H.R. 3936). This legislation would enlist taxpayers to support troubled union-sponsored multiemployer pension plans and impose major burdens upon employers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nlpc.org/stories/2009/11/12/union-pension-bailout-bill-would-burden-employers-and-taxpayers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Week Eleven | Emily&amp;#39;s Adventure</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6645114</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Emily's Adventure </name>
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One was particularly difficult, H.R. 3936, a financial bill dealing with restructuring of pensions. He emailed me after work around 7pm, and wanted the summary on his desk in the morning. So, I spent Wednesday night researching topics ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emilykahrens.blog.com/2009/11/10/week-eleven/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressmen Introduce Pension Relief Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/7417428</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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and Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) Tuesday introduced HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, which that would provide single- and multi-employer pension plan funding relief to mitigate against the effects of investment losses in 2008. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cdmcs.org/2009/11/congressmen-introduce-pension-relief-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Catholic Charities USA Washington Weekly 11/2/09</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6605498</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Minnesota Catholic Conference </name>
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This legislation, the &#8220;Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act&#8221; (HR 3936), would extend pension funding relief for employers. Employers would be able to stretch out their amortization payment over nine years instead of seven, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mncc.org/news/catholic-charities-usa-washington-weekly-11209/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>cybersteward.net &#187; National UPS Grievance Panel Decisions ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6978658</id>
    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>cybersteward.net </name>
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learn about HR 3936 and how it could help (and maybe even hurt) your pension; An Accident Waiting to Happen (DenverBrown Blog) the company likes to find ways to blame every accident on the employee, but what about the other factors that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cybersteward.net/2009/11/01/national-ups-grievance-panel-decisions-available-online/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislation Designed to Protect Jobs and Pensions - Truckingboards ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6852314</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Thought I would help out by giving you the page numbers in the pdf file of H.R. 3936 for &amp;quot;Multi Employer&amp;quot; pensions. The section numbers are 201-204 and are located on pages 71-106. Section 204 is where you&amp;#39;ll find my above formula on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload/yrc/70290-legislation-designed-protect-jobs-pensions.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Health Care Debate LIVE on Twitter</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/healthcare-debate-explode_n_339043.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/8375439</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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Fact check: H.R. 3936 - more to come: http://ow.ly/1PKfX &amp;middot; 1 day ago from HootSuite. Love This! CongCulberson. Help us change the way Congress operates - http://www.americaspeaki... 1 day ago from web. Love This! Robert_Aderholt ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/healthcare-debate-explode_n_339043.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressmen Introduce Pension Relief Bill</title>
    <link href="http://newsletters.agc.org/clwir/2009/10/29/congressmen-introduce-pension-relief-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6668166</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Construction Legislative Week in Review </name>
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and Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) Tuesday introduced HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act, which that would provide single- and multi-employer pension plan funding relief to mitigate against the effects of investment losses in 2008. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsletters.agc.org/clwir/2009/10/29/congressmen-introduce-pension-relief-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=fCu7T6OjGJO0sAKv4aGLDA&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGJNDKEYQe4JrI8bBa9qQB-zxsnmw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/15339198</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=fCu7T6OjGJO0sAKv4aGLDA&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGJNDKEYQe4JrI8bBa9qQB-zxsnmw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress</title>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=7yguT9yuO6qzsAKhr_WSDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGu-GVTxNd3zPoUBts0QoTkekjrKA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9H8tT_LsIKKEsgLD88G-Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG96s9cWmC32ZjnRr7s0fqd9vh6_Q" rel="alternate"/>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9H8tT_LsIKKEsgLD88G-Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG96s9cWmC32ZjnRr7s0fqd9vh6_Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress</title>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XtosT5rvL8ni2QWEwJXlDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGn5vIypn5qVn5Pq6nPw9Jf-0NZTQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-26T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3936 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=vi4sT9WiGsbs2gWzh82LDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGm0zE9gV9QRWf8a8wC0ExQbQhJiA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 3936: Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3936&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3936: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of ...</title>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for HR3936 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow time for pensions to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3936/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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