Kent Conrad: “Very well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3141”

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.

If you are really going to relieve me of the administrative burden, if you are going to really relieve me of the liability, if you are going to really relieve me of the cost other than the payroll transfer.

We owe it to these men and women to strengthen our retirement system.