John Kline: “Some of us who may be in the denying thing by inference, we put together this hearing that calls this 'The Foundation of…”

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.

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

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.

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.