John Kline: “I cannot State emphatically enough that far-reaching reform, fiscal responsibility, and bipartisanship must be the…”

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

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.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being with us today. Excellent testimony, as we're trying to solve the problem that some of us have been dealing with for a long time.

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.