"This hearing could not have come at a more important time as our country works to recover from last year's economic meltdown."
"We must encourage and promote the value of hiring vets within the private sector and by the government."
"I am proud, as Senator Dodd is, to be an original cosponsor of the FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act."
"We cannot bail out an industry while leaving thousands of retirees who have loyally served it out in the cold."
"Every one of them had been with that company for 30 years. For every one of them, their situation is not what was promised to them during their work lives."
"For many workers and retirees in Ohio and across the Nation, there is a crisis of confidence in our social contract."
"Protecting retirement security was one of the purposes of the bailout of our financial system."
"I would also like to thank my Senator, Sherrod Brown, for the interest and concerns and efforts he has put forward on our behalf."
"This committee doesn't work on pensions to score political points. We do so because we all have citizens in our States who need us to fight for the retirement benefits they have earned."
"The Federal Government stepped in to bail out the auto industry."
"Everyone is talking about economic recovery, but we're here today because any recovery that is taking place is only happening in the financial pages--not the real world."