John Kline: “I recognize the importance of freeing states and school districts from the law's outdated metrics and regulations.”

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.

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.

We owe it to them to set aside our political differences and come to the table to find a bipartisan solution that secures their future.

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.