mr. speaker , i thank the gentleman for yielding me this time . 
the prior speaker said we have fixed it . 
well , if it is fixed , why are the airlines not included in the legislation ? 
i have been on the floor of the house ever since i came here . 
my daddy worked for united for 40 years . 
my sister worked for united for 25 years . 
my brother-in-law worked for united for 27 years . 
my niece works for united right now . 
if we are so concerned about them , why is it not in the legislation ? 
secondly , if we fixed it , why is it unclear what happens with cash balance plans that are already in place and the irs has not given them a decision ? 
we go prospectively , but we do not go retroactively . 
in the city of cleveland , there are four companies that went into a cash balance plan , and cash balance plans are the wave of the future . 
people want portability . 
they are not going to work for united , like my dad , for 40 years . 
they are going to work one place 7 years . 
they are going to work somewhere else 7 years , and they need to move their money around . 
it is the wave of the future , and we have not fixed cash balance plans . 
and i encourage my colleagues to fix it . 
if they are saying we fixed it , fix it right now . 
i want to encourage mr. boehner , mr. thomas , mr. camp xz4000580 and everyone else : do not tell us we are going to fix it in conference . 
put it in the bill . 
i would like to see it in writing . 
i want to see it in red , black , blue , brown , whatever color you want to give it to me . 
our promises are idle if it is not in writing . 
i want this legislation to work for americans because people do deserve certainty . 
they deserve certainty . 
employers who went into a plan , they even paid up for their employees to deal with the issue of wear-away , and they can not get clarity on the programs that they have in place right now . 
help them . 
fix it . 
