Joe Courtney actually said...

"The costs and consequences of inaction are enormous and the consequences will be devastating."

"It's actually a fairly modest proposal in comparison. But the benefit, obviously, would be to help 10 million-plus Americans who basically paid into their retirements."

"The bottom line is that Congress must address the multiemployer pension crisis, and we must act soon."

"I was around here in 2008 when this institution moved at Mach speed to bail out the banks, to the tune of about $800 billion."