Representatives of the U.S. Department of Treasury say they will meet with Delphi retirees who saw their pensions slashed by up to 70 percent as a result of the 2009 auto bailout.

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and three other U.S. senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew last month urging him to meet with Delphi salaried retirees to review their proposal to restore the lost pensions. In a letter sent to Brown yesterday, Alistair Fitzpayne, assistant secretary for legislative affairs for Treasury wrote that the department “is happy to schedule a meeting with” the retirees.