John Kline: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being with us today. Excellent testimony, as we're trying to solve…”

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

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.

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.

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.