Political Quotes

“Mr. President, today I am introducing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act to ensure fair treatment of commercial airline pilot retirees. Joining me in this effort are Senators Harkin and Durbin, as well as Representative George Miller, who is introducing the companion bill in the House of Representatives today. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, PBGC, is the Federal agency that assumes responsibility for pension plans that are terminated because they do not have enough money to pay all benefits. PBGC's insurance program pays monthly benefits to the retirees that the pension plan provided, up to the limits set by law. PBGC requires individuals to retire at age 65 to receive the maximum retirement benefit. For years, this law was in conflict with the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, requirement that pilots retire by age 60. For commercial airline pilots caught between these conflicting policies, their retirement benefits were significantly reduced. Congress partially addressed this issue with the passage of the Fair Treatment of Experienced Pilots Act, which was signed into law on December 13, 2007. The Act increased the FAA mandatory retirement age for pilots to age 65. However, the change did nothing to help those pilots who had already retired.…”