Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Tuesday defended his proposal to require state employees to pay into their retirement fund for the first time in 27 years.

“We have a system that’s broken,” he said on his monthly appearance on WTOP’s “Ask the Governor” program. “I’m a 22-year vested employee in the state retirement system myself, so any decision I make affects me.”

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