Michael Turner: "In the process, 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions. G..."

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In the process, 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions. Gov. Romney will make decisions based on what’s best for the economy and for American workers, not based on political favoritism and backroom deals.

Michael Turner · A statement issued through Mitt Romney's presidential campaign · April 2012

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PolitiFact, September 24, 2013 · read the check

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Checked against Not yet checked: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's benefit determinations for the Delphi Retirement Program for Salaried Employees, which hold the count and size of reductions; the second sentence is a statement about future decisions.

The record: Delphi pension plans

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Topics: Corporations, Economy, Financial Regulation, Pensions, Unions.

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Mike Turner says Delphi retirees lost pensions to political favoritism and backroom deals · PolitiFact · 2013-09-24 · accessed 2026-09-25
Michael Turner says ‘political favoritism and backroom deals’ hurt pensions for 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees · PolitiFact · 2012-04-30 · accessed 2026-09-25
Delphi pension plans · Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · accessed 2026-10-15

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