John Kline: “Since former Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared we had to pass the president's health care plan to learn what was in…”

Composite plans are not intended to replace defined benefit plans, but are intended to be an alternative to the 401(k) defined contribution plan.

Part of the way we need to approach these solutions is to adopt reforms that address the structural flaws within the plans.

There is nothing fair or excusable about a 75-year-old retiree with health care concerns finding out that the pension he was promised just isn't funded.

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.