"A power to dispose of the states forever is manifestly absurd; the earth and the fullness of it belongs to every generation."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"I thought we were close in the last session. We almost got there."
"A word of congratulations on the New Markets Tax Credit program and expanding that."
"I think what we are trying to get to here is the idea that there are economic outcomes that come from significant infrastructure investments that are not only long overdue but have been resisted by th..."
"It astounds me in this day and age that half of the people that get up and go to work every day in America are not in a retirement plan."
"Today we should not allow the same thing to happen before we act."
"Pension benefits have been earned through hard work, and these employees have relied on these guarantees to fund their retirement."
"It is an issue that deserves our much-needed attention."
"H.R. 5381, introduced July 31, 2014, by Chairman Tiberi, and H.R. 2117, introduced May 22, 2013, by Ranking Member Richard Neal are designed to protect longer-service participants"
"I have said it for years: The cost of doing nothing is too high of a price to pay."