Sen. Sherrod Brown Holds Field Committee Hearing on Social Security Reform for Public Servants

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) held a field committee hearing on his proposal to repeal provisions that reduce retirement income for public sector workers who have benefits from the private sector. Mr. Brown, chair of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, led panel discussions on June 7 in Columbus, Ohio, regarding Social Security benefits for public service employees such as police, firefighters, and teachers. Panel members shared personal stories about their careers and how their financial security in retirement could be threatened by provisions that cut the Social Security benefits they earned over “years of hard work and service,” Sen. Brown’s office said in a press release....