Jim Bunning: “I support H.R. 5365, a bill designed to ensure that the thousands of pension plan participants and retirees for the YMCA…”

“I support H.R. 5365, a bill designed to ensure that the thousands of pension plan participants and retirees for the YMCA continue to be able to count on their benefits, ensuring the pension plan may continue to operate as it has for over 80 years. The Senate passed my bill, S. 2589, by unanimous consent on July 14 of this year, and I am pleased that the House has recently passed H.R. 5365, which closely follows the direction of the Senate legislation. I worked together with fellow Senators, including Senator Graham of Florida, to move this process toward today's hopeful conclusion. I want to stress that this effort has been a very bipartisan effort, in both the House and Senate, to produce a consensus solution and legislation. I also thank Finance Committee Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Baucus for their assistance in bringing this bill to the floor today. This is a bill about protecting the retirement security for thousands of YMCA employees and retirees.”