"In addition to the (in some cases broad) bipartisan support for many of these proposals, two factors increase the possibility of such action. First, Senator Hatch is retiring at the end of the current Congress ... RESA has been one of his top legislative priorities, and he will no doubt feel some urgency to try to get it (or something like it) passed this year. Second, Congress is currently considering what to do about the multiemployer plan financial crisis."  MORE >>