Thank you for beginning our gathering with the appropriate memorial to those who suffered such a loss in Connecticut and across the country.

Ten million Americans benefit from a system that has served this country for many decades very well.

retirement security is an issue of great importance to millions of Americans, including me, so I thank you for having this hearing on the challenges facing multiemployer pension plans.

Thank you, Mr. Gotbaum. When do you think we would have results about 2012?

I thank my friend for yielding. I am immensely proud of the service and sacrifice of our men and women in Afghanistan. They have done a great job in defending our country, and our hearts go out to all of them who are serving, or who have…

There's a lot of disagreement about the future of our country. There's disagreement over how to handle spending--what should be cut, what should be reduced, what should be increased. There's disagreement over how much and when to raise the…

I thank my friend. If we don't do this, 19 days from today 98 percent of the American people--really 100 percent of the American people--get a tax increase. They have more taken out of their checks. It will hurt shoppers in the stores…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 102 days from today, every American who pays income taxes will face a substantial tax increase; 102 days from now, the estate plans of small business people will be blown asunder because of the…

I thank my friend for yielding. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, this resolution repeals a rule that doesn't exist and ignores some problems that really do exist. The policy from the Department of Health and Human Services says this: if…

I completely agree. Uniformity of treatment on that----

If the Congress doesn't address some huge fiscal issues confronting the country very soon, it may well cause a downgrade in the country's credit rating.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Chairwoman Foxx. And, colleagues, good morning.