Mr. Brandon Rees
Deputy Director of Corporations and Capital Markets, AFL-CIO
Mr. Rees is the deputy director of Corporations and Capital Markets for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The AFL-CIO is a federation of labor unions that represent 15 million working people. The following is his testimony at the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee hearing “Investing for the Future: Honoring ERISA’s Promise to Participants” on April 30, 2025. Chair Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, thank you for the opportunity today to testify on behalf of the AFL-CIO and our 15 million union members. In recent years, we have seen a politicization of retirement plan investment…