John Kline: “Congress cannot stand by and allow an unelected board to wreak havoc on our workforce. We must stand up and do the job…”

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.

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.

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.

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