Mark DeSaulnier: “I really believe you have served this country and all Americans well, irrespective of their party affiliation.”

It has been my privilege in the three decades or more that I have been in elected office, starting with city council to become friends and part of the disability community.

This is a mixed market economy, a capitalist economy, and it requires rules and guidance.

I am concerned by the proposals to take us backward.

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.'