But it shouldn't be a surprise because my legislature and many other Republican led legislatures around the country have not only refused to provide those cost of living adjustments, they've actually attacked our state employees. You know, During the last governor's tenure, he went and got that same legislature to pass a bill that would have ended people's ability to get a pension even if they were say 12, 15, 20 years into their service. I went to court to stand up for every police officer, firefighter, teacher, social worker, every city, county and state employee. And thankfully one, I argued that case in front of the Kentucky Supreme Court myself. (49:54–50:08)
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Asserts that a bill was passed to end pensions for employees already years into service during the last governor's tenure.
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