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and this is bipartisan work, from senator brown and others, regardless who gets the majority in the senate this is where we have potential to make progress. support among the american people, it is really impressive. who supports what in terms of tax policy the idea of saving more for your own retirement is probably popular. this is an opportunity, on the hearing in his office, joining us remotely. it has improved retirement savings, the latest iteration for retirement security and savings act. 27 included in the new secure legislation by the ways and means chairman, democrat richard neil and kevin brady on the house side. if that is not bipartisan i don t know what is. the two of them coming together, there are others we don t include. that the opportunity with so much common ground between the proposals. it is a good starting point and gives us an opportunity to get something done. a lot of others worked on the issue. sherrod brown worked on a bipartisan basis. and ....
and this is bipartisan work, from senator brown and others, regardless who gets the majority in the senate this is where we have potential to make progress. support among the american people, it is really impressive. who supports what in terms of tax policy the idea of saving more for your own retirement is probably popular. this is an opportunity, on the hearing in his office, joining us remotely. it has improved retirement savings, the latest iteration for retirement security and savings act. 27 included in the new secure legislation by the ways and means chairman, democrat richard neil and kevin brady on the house side. if that is not bipartisan i don t know what is. the two of them coming together, there are others we don t include. that the opportunity with so much common ground between the proposals. it is a good starting point and gives us an opportunity to get something done. a lot of others worked on the issue. sherrod brown worked on a bipartisan basis. and ....
where we are with the covid-19 challenge. and we ve had plenty of opportunities to speak and will continue to, but this, i think, is really exciting because retirement security, to me, is not only just critically important for all americans and, frankly, savings has taken a hit, as you know, during the coronavirus, but also, this is an opportunity for bipartisan work, and i think we ll hear about this later from senator brown, senator cardin, and others. but regardless who gets the majority in the senate come january, this is an area where i think we have the potential to make some real progress, because i think it has been, and will be, bipartisan. and when you look at the support it has among the american people, it is really impressive. i mean everybody talks about who supports what in terms of tax policy, i can tell you the idea of being able to save more for your own retirement is just broadly popular, so this is an opportunity for us. i have worked a lot with sena ....
i ve been looking forward to this hearing for a long time. i appreciate moving forward with it right now. we ve got rate great witnesses and i m sorry we have to be remote because i would love to be in person. challenge. and we ve had plenty of opportunities to speak and will continue to, but this, i think, is really exciting because retirement security, to me, is not only just critically important for all americans and, frankly, savings has taken a hit, as you know, during the coronavirus, but also, this is an opportunity for bipartisan work, and i think we ll hear about this later from senator brown, senator cardin, and others. but regardless who gets the majority in the senate come january, this is an area where i think we have the potential to make some real progress, because i think it has been, and will be, bipartisan. and when you look at the support it has among the american people, it is really impressive. i mean everybody talks about who supports what in t ....
a senate finance subcommittee heard from financial experts about the state of retirement savings in the u.s. they also discussed legislative proposals to help small businesses and create opportunities for their employees to save more. this runs two hours. special thanks to sherrod brown and the staff are working together with us to plan this hearing. as some of you know, i have been looking forward to this hearing for a long time. i appreciate the finance committee allowing us to move forward with it now. we ve got some great witnesses, and i m sorry we have to be remote, because i d love to be in person talking to you, but i think this is best given where we are with the covid-19 challenge. and we ve had plenty of opportunities to speak and will continue to, but this, i think, is really exciting because retirement security, to me, is not only just critically important for all americans and, frankly, savings has taken a hit, as you know, during the coronavirus, but ....