Senate: No pensions for crooked ex-lawmakers
January 15th, 2007 . by Chris
The Senate on Friday voted 87-0 to strip away the pensions of members of Congress convicted of white-collar crimes such as bribery, perjury and fraud. “With this vote, we are preventing members of Congress who steal or cheat from receiving a lifelong pension that is paid for by the taxpayers,” said Sen. Kerry, the measure’s sponsor.
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