John Boehner: “Clearly, protecting the American people's pensions and ensuring that we get better funding of private pension plans is…”

“Clearly, protecting the American people's pensions and ensuring that we get better funding of private pension plans is the goal of this legislation. I can tell the gentleman that I think we are very close. There is some progress. We are close. We have discussed this for months and months here. It is a very difficult bill, as you are well aware, and trying to make sure that there is balance, that we dot the I's and cross the T's, that process is under way. But I am hopeful.”