David Roe

That sounds pretty arrogant to me, to think that a judge in a hometown that knows my folks better than anybody up at Webber Wood, is now being told that no, you can't be a guardian.

Does a VA fiduciary have the right to act independently of the VA?

So what we've done is we just took his money away from this veteran, am I--I mean, just took it.

We need to be working for her, not against her. And I'm beyond frustrated when I heard her testimony.

I think it's fair, only fair to--for a veteran and their family to know what's happening to their money.

I would hope that would never happen.

I want to apologize to you personally for what you have had to go through, and I want to thank you for the service of your son.

But they're not acting independently?

Obviously there are situations where veterans are taken advantage of.

I think there is a way to write into the law or write into our policy at least forecasting practices that do not constrain business investment but are sufficiently conservative to protect taxpayers.

A promise made is a promise kept.

Thank you, Dr. McGowan. I am going to just start by--with Ms. Haggerty, if you don't mind, and want to thank you for making the investment in U.S. companies, for funding your pension plan.

The House is about to do--to write into law or try to write into law the most optimistic forecast about revenues, which I don't think would serve us well.

The best way to ensure a plan's future is to increase its funded status by stable and predictable funding infusions.

I urge you to give serious consideration to the industry proposal on funding stabilization.

Trust is important because if I am a retiree out there and I have paid in I am now questioning, learning this, am I getting what I should be getting?

The mistakes that the agency made some number of years ago undermines the security we want to offer to everybody.

I can assure you there are a hundred and something thousand American Airlines workers right now that are worried to death: Am I going to get what I was promised?

There are many Americans--over 40 million--who have a defined benefit plan, they expect to get paid what they are told.

What most Americans fear now... is outliving your retirement plan.

I think we have a solemn promise to people when you make those promises that we keep those promises.

We all want to see the finances at PBGC strengthened.

We are confronted today with two difficult realities.

Employers have a responsibility to do everything they can to meet their commitments.

I am sorry I am a little late, but you don't get up and leave when the President is praying, I can tell you that.