John Kline: “The House has charged this committee to look at rules and regulations within our jurisdiction that may hinder job…”

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.

The Department chose, once again, to take an extreme partisan approach that will hurt the very people they claim they want to help.

Chairman Kline's plan, composite plan will provide lifetime retirement income based on pool longevity, similar to defined benefit plans.

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