Sens. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced legislation on Tuesday to end taxpayer-funded congressional pensions. Braun contends that this legislation would help the D.C. swamp.
Sens. Braun and Scott introduced the End Pensions in Congress (EPIC) Act on Tuesday. Lawmakers can receive a taxpayer-funded pension if they work in Congress for five years and their pension can rise even higher depending on their years of service and average of the highest three years of salary.
Braun and Scott’s bill would eliminate the congressional pension.
Braun and Scott released the bill as the government may soon face another government shutdown on Friday if Congress cannot find a solution to fund the government and fund President Donald J. Trump’s requested border wall funding.
For example, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been in Congress for 33 years, and if she retired tomorrow, her annual taxpayer-funded pension would be over $102,000.
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12 comments:
This bill will not go anywhere.
Never Happen
That's right. Get a real job.
Start a petition that this and Congressional pay be a referendum / voted on by the tax payer.
Mike Braun is the fellow we in Indiana elected to replace Joe Donnally.
It was a very good choice.
10:11 Just shut the f' up, would you... You just made yourself look even more stupid... They have a job and it is a real one, just they get paid to high for what little they are held accountable to do, and that is because of people like you, so maybe start there first before you run your mouth about anything... you let them do what they want, then you complain about how someone else who is just like you, lazy, ,won't stop it for you... When you have nothing but stupid, lazy people expecting other stupid lazy people to do things for them,notice it never gets done right??
Yes, wonderful idea !!! but the swamp critters have to approve it and there lies the problem. They will never do anything that is not in their own best interest. I want to see the list of who votes against along with a list of the current pension calculation.
Good luck with this one
Yes! Its dead in the water unless it goes to a vote from the people though
They'll give themselves a raise instead!!
I would like to have their job, I could work circles around them
Braun and Scott just shot themselves in the foot
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