Orrin Hatch: “I think there is a growing chorus out there among some of my friends on the other side of the aisle to use corporate…”

Without adequate mens rea protections, that is, without the requirement that a person knows his conduct was wrong or unlawful, everyday citizens can be held criminally liable for a conduct that no reasonable person would know was wrong.

It is disappointing the ranking member feels a need to question a statement that I made during the hearing.

I urge Congress pass the OPEN ACT before the end of this year.

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the PBGC's multiemployer insurance system will exceed resources available to pay claims by $45 billion.