John Kline: “These are tough times, and despite recent improvements in the national unemployment rate, our economic recovery remains…”

Composite plans are not intended to replace defined benefit plans, but are intended to be an alternative to the 401(k) defined contribution plan.

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.