Excerpt: Conversations with key Congressional staff indicate that House Education and Workforce Chairman John Boehner (R-OH) is still on track to introduce a pension funding & hybrid plan bill in the coming weeks. While timing of introduction is dependent on progress on the Congressional budget resolution as well as policy negotiations under way with the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Bill Thomas (R-CA), current expectations are that the bill will be introduced in 4-5 weeks.  MORE >>