John Kline: “There was bipartisan agreement that we wanted to have a devolution of power from the Federal Government back to States…”

The Department chose, once again, to take an extreme partisan approach that will hurt the very people they claim they want to help.

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.

Chairman Kline's plan, composite plan will provide lifetime retirement income based on pool longevity, similar to defined benefit plans.

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.