John Kline: “I will be the last speaker on our side, and will close. I think the other side has completed their speakers as well, so…”

Workers and retirees must have peace of mind when it comes to their hard-earned retirement benefits.

We owe it to them to set aside our political differences and come to the table to find a bipartisan solution that secures their future.

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