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 ea...
I know we can't un-ring that bell, but I've continued to ring the alarm that we need a better PBGC.
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 promis...
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 ou...
Everyone is talking about economic recovery, but we're here today because any recovery that is taking place is only happ...
The Federal Government stepped in to bail out the auto industry.
I won't support pension legislation unless it does that. We need any relief to be targeted, timely and temporary.
I want to thank the Chairman for his leadership on the wide range of legislation we are discussing today.