Congresswoman Claudia Tenney's No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act, Announced as a 2018 "No Brainer" Bill

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Today, Rep. Tenney's bill, H.R. 4314-No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act, topped a list published by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU). Tenney's legislation was named number one on NTU's list of 2018's "No-Brainer" legislation. To qualify for NTU's No-Brainers list, a bill must have bipartisan support and provide a solution to a real problem - not merely the naming of a post office or the issuing of a commemorative coin.

"The job of a public official is to advocate for their communities and constituents, not benefit from the office they hold. Any elected official who betrays the public's trust and is convicted of corruption should immediately have their pension revoked. Our no brainer bill, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act, will end a loophole that benefits political elites at the expense of hardworking taxpayers," said Congresswoman Claudia Tenney.

"Rep. Tenney's legislation, the No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act, would close certain loopholes that allow Members of Congress, even after they have been convicted of a crime, to continue to receive a congressional pension. Rep. Tenney's bill would fix this loophole and save taxpayer money while helping to restore, at least a little bit, some trust and integrity for Congress." - NTU Federal Affairs Director Nan Swift

A longtime champion of government ethics reform, in the state Assembly, Rep. Tenney cosponsored a bill which would strip pension and retirement benefits from a public official convicted of corruption. Rep. Tenney also cosponsored a bill that would move public officials from a public pension plan to a defined contribution plan.

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