John Kline: “Thank you very much to our witnesses--what a terrific panel--for enduring the weather and the voting and all of those…”

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

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.

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

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