My view on tax policy is, you want to give everybody in America the opportunity to get ahead.
Barely more than half of American workers have access to a retirement savings plan through their employer.
The situation for mine workers gets worse with every passing day, and this, Mr. Chairman and colleagues, is another public policy emergency.
The recent turmoil in the financial markets is a keen reminder of why it is important to keep Social Security strong and reject calls to pri...
We created a health care system after World War II that was completely tethered to the employer, and that was because we had to.
It is obvious that working families and the middle class need more opportunities to save.
I want to ensure that everybody has a chance to get ahead.
The bottom line for Oregon workers is going to be, when you get a job, you are going to get a retirement account, and you can begin to save.
I hope this trend leads Federal lawmakers to pass the President's national auto-IRA proposal.
ERISA just really has not kept up with this very different world.
What we do about these pension systems.