Mark DeSaulnier: “The market has already determined what the energy future is, what we have to do for infrastructure.”

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.'

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

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