Senators attack Grassley retirement asset waiver in bankruptcy bill
The Senate backed measure could let credit-card issuers tap retirement assets in bankruptcy. Critics say the provision weakens ERISA protections as assets rolled into IRAs could be reached by creditors. Grassley argues a cap is needed to prevent evading creditors, while opponents warn of broad impact and new waivers in loan documents.
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Clinton pushes Internet access as rural gap widens
President Clinton tours the southeast and contrasts wired communities with lagging small towns while urging federal action to expand high speed digital access. In Washington Reeve asks Congress to fund research using discarded embryo cells to aid mobility. Census takers begin fieldwork with 65 percent return rate. a Victims’ Rights Amendment faces uphill votes in the Senate.
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