Christopher Shays: “I believe when he got elected to Congress, he wanted us to be honest with each other. I believe when he got elected to…”

“I believe when he got elected to Congress, he wanted us to be honest with each other. I believe when he got elected to Congress, he wanted us to tell the truth. The truth is quite simple. Rail management and unions came to an agreement. It is a wonderful agreement. It is also bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats. It is a great plan: increase the benefits, reduce contributions to the fund, and have the taxpayers pay for it. What a system. Why would management oppose that? The taxpayers pay. Why would the beneficiaries oppose? They will get increased benefits, and they will contribute less. It is a wonderful plan, so why are we not all for it? It is just dishonest. It is blatantly dishonest. It is asking the taxpayers to pay for something that is, in fact, a private benefit.”