John Kline: “Congress has a responsibility to explore ways we can strengthen and streamline federal student aid programs.”

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.

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.

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

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