Hill Pensions for the Convicted May End - washingtonpost.com: "Hill Pensions for the Convicted May End
House Passes Bill to Deny Payments in Future Cases
By Lyndsey Layton
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 24, 2007; Page A04
With the rhetoric of reformers bent on sweeping corruption from the Capitol, the House voted unanimously yesterday to deny federal pensions to lawmakers convicted of bribery, perjury and other related felonies.
'Corrupt politicians deserve prison sentences, not taxpayer-funded pensions,' said freshman Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.), chief sponsor of the bill."
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