Rep. Roe Column: Taxpayer Funded Gift to Failing Union Pension Plans
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following column:
Every hardworking American deserves peace of mind in their retirement years. Unfortunately, for millions of Americans who participate in multiemployer pension plans, that certainty has all but disappeared. Many of these plans are facing severe financial crisis that is only getting worse. If these plans fail, retirees will face steep cuts to the retirement benefits they worked hard to earn. Each day we wa . . .
Every hardworking American deserves peace of mind in their retirement years. Unfortunately, for millions of Americans who participate in multiemployer pension plans, that certainty has all but disappeared. Many of these plans are facing severe financial crisis that is only getting worse. If these plans fail, retirees will face steep cuts to the retirement benefits they worked hard to earn. Each day we wa . . .