SAN JUAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Despite staunch opposition from labor unions, senators in Puerto Rico passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul the island's public pension system in what could be a first step to soothe investor worries about the U.S. territory's fiscal health. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives were expected to approve the bill later Thursday and Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has said he plans to sign it into law. The Caribbean island is a leading borrower in the $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal bond market and...
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