Mark DeSaulnier: “Our failure to control ourself as a Congress... is not a hypothetical.”

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.'

I am concerned by the proposals to take us backward.

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

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