Mark DeSaulnier: “There's something wrong with that.”

This balance between the private sector and creating employer/employee good relationship... healthcare benefits are really important.

We already have a universal health care system in this country, it is just really bad.

When ERISA was enacted in 1974, Congress made its intent clear. The law's primary purpose is to 'protect the interest of participants in employee benefit plans, and their beneficiaries.'

Cost is only important if you get value in exchange for the cost.