I know literally thousands of these people across this country who are depending on these pensions every month.

You cannot even find a commissioner who supports it.

The people who need to be cared about and need to be served are those that are not going to be heard in this particular budget.

Senator Hatch's proposal to allow state and local governments to purchase deferred annuities for their employees would provide those employees with a true guaranteed retirement benefit along with portability between jobs.

We have a bill that started with Senator Manchin and Senator Capito, but also with the ranking member, Senator Wyden, and Senator Warner and Senator Brown and I.

The political power of pension stakeholders is often sufficient to lower regulator requirements.

It rewards friends, it punishes enemies, it listens to some and ignores others.

The most immediate effect on these miners will be at the end of this year for the 21,000-plus who will lose their health care completely.

The First Amendment guarantees your right to express your views. But we have to allow a civil discussion to occur in the context of this hearing.

enacting the bill sponsored by Senators Capito and Manchin is the least expensive way for Congress to address the UMWA pension crisis.

I think we do need to approve that Compact.

We need to find a workable solution for underfunded multiemployer pension plans that does not come at the expense of those who have worked hard.

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Politically speaking, it is almost impossible to default on public employee pension benefits.

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