House Committee on Education and the Workforce Approves Pension Protection Act

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830). All 27 Republicans on the Committee voted in support of the bill, while Committee Democrats simply voted "present" in protest. Links: Opening Statement of…

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830). All 27 Republicans on the Committee voted in support of the bill, while Committee Democrats simply voted “present” in protest.

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Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said he expected the multi-employer language “to be the rocket fuel that will propel this through the Senate.” He also said that if the bill is not folded into larger House retirement security legislation, including Social Security changes, he will seek to have the House vote on a standalone bill.

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