John Kline: “I will inform my colleague from New Jersey that I am expecting another speaker; so at this time I will reserve the…”

Clinging fearlessly to my job and title for a few more weeks, I thank the chairman.

Former Chairman John Kline, while recognizing that the overtime threshold should be responsibly reformed, called the administration's drastic move extreme and partisan.

I cannot State emphatically enough that far-reaching reform, fiscal responsibility, and bipartisanship must be the principles that guide us as we work to solve this problem.

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.