John Kline: “It is now my great pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita), the chairman of the…”

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.

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.

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.

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.