On the recordMay 23, 2019
That is one of those moments when I didn't mind the gentleman's time running over. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter of support from diverse coalitions across the country, including the Girl Scouts, the Jewish Federation, the Boy Scouts of America, the Christian Schools International, The Rural Broadband Association, and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. April 1, 2019. Charities & Co-ops Endorse ``SECURE Act'' Retirement Package--Stops PBGC From Grossly Overcharging Our Pension Plans We endorse the bipartisan ``SECURE Act'' retirement package introduced by Ways & Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike Kelly (R-PA). The ``SECURE Act'' stops the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) from grossly overcharging ``Cooperative and Small Employer Charity'' defined benefit pension plans, i.e., plans covering multiple charities or rural cooperatives (``CSEC Plans'') by including critical provisions of H.R. 1007, the ``Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act'' and H.R. 1993, the ``Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act'' championed by Reps. Kind and Kelly.…





