John Kline: “We will be downgraded as a sovereign borrower within this decade.”

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.

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

Republicans and Democrats have a history of bipartisan cooperation on this issue.