Mitch Landrieu: “I actually agree with him. The people who are covered in this bill need relief in the pension provisions which we govern…”

“I actually agree with him. The people who are covered in this bill need relief in the pension provisions which we govern through our laws covering ERISA as well as in our Tax Code. I don't disagree with him that we have provided much needed and extremely important relief. But I want to ask, before I start my remarks, if he could comment on the approximately 9.5 million Americans who seem to be left out of this act and are working in the construction industry. If we seek to create jobs in America, that is one of the sectors we have the potential--as the economy begins, hopefully, to recover--where we could see some people actually going back to work. I was wondering if maybe the Senator could comment about the multiemployers. I think there are about 9.5 million. Would he care to comment about why they have been left out?”