John Kline: “There is no question that as we are looking at ways to control federal spending, that we are looking at Pell grants.”

No one voted for me in less than 35 days, and I would afford employees the same opportunity to be able to make an informed decision with regard to choosing their union representation.

We owe it to them to set aside our political differences and come to the table to find a bipartisan solution that secures their future.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being with us today. Excellent testimony, as we're trying to solve the problem that some of us have been dealing with for a long time.

If Congress does not reform the architecture of the multiemployer pension system, then it won't matter how much money we throw at this problem.