Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. In closing, again, I want to thank the staff and Republicans and Democrats for working on this. We have talked a lot about what this does for employees, for retirees. It also does an awful lot to strengthen the position of employers. You need strong employers. They need some relief from the crushing liability that is on them. You need strong employers and a strong plan in order to guarantee the pensions for all of these workers. I have a long list here, which I will not read, of employers who are supporting this because they understand that they, like the employees and like the retirees, need relief from the broken system that we have today. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration on this motion is postponed. ____________________”