Workers Can See Pension Protection Act in Action

What should Congress do to ensure private retirement security?

• By Rep. Howard McKeon
• Special to Roll Call
• Feb. 12, 2007, 3:34 p.m.

Until Congress acted last year, our nation’s retirement security laws were stuck in the 1970s, and millions of American workers and retirees were suffering the consequences. But the tide has turned, and private pension reforms — reforms that were years in the making — are now beginning to take hold. Indeed, we’re entering a new era.