John Kline: “SHRM applauds the introduction of H.R. 1189 under the leadership of Chairmen Kline, Roe and Walberg to protect…”

Former Chairman John Kline, while recognizing that the overtime threshold should be responsibly reformed, called the administration's drastic move extreme and partisan.

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.

Republicans and Democrats have a history of bipartisan cooperation on this issue.

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.