Joe Courtney actually said...

These Americans worked a lifetime and earned their pension. American workers don't want a bailout.

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.

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