Posted on 05/02/2026 2:15:59 AM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of female senators are rolling out new legislation to bar convicted sex criminals from getting taxpayer-funded annuities and retirement pay.
Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have teamed up on the “No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act” in the aftermath of rape and sexual misconduct accusations that forced Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign last month.
“There should be absolutely no room for the tolerance of egregious sex crimes,” Ernst, herself a sexual assault survivor, said in a statement. “Allowing proven predators to continue collecting their pensions on the taxpayer’s dime only serves to greenlight unacceptable behavior.”
Five women have accused Swalwell of sexual harassment or abuse, with two claiming the married 45-year-old had raped them. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are investigating those claims, while the Justice Department has confirmed it is probing possible illegal acts by Swalwell in DC
Swalwell has denied criminal wrongoing, but copped to “mistakes in judgment” in statements ending his California gubernatorial campaign April 12 and resigning from the House of Representatives two days later.
Currently, Swalwell is still eligible for a congressional pension once he turns 62, with estimates pegging the giveaway at more than $22,000 annually.
Under current law, legislators who attain five years of service are eligible for the benefit. Swalwell was first elected to Congress in 2012.
On average, lawmakers get an annuity of about $45,276, though longer-serving members earn even more. Annual benefits for current and former lawmakers cost taxpayers about $38 million.
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My prediction is enough predictors (called congresscritters) to vote down …..
Better yet, abolish federal pensions altogether. As well as City, County and State. If these assholes aren’t smart enough to know where to invest their money why is it their neighbors’ responsibility to pay for their “retirement”?
If they released the names of the people that used that slush fund, there would be quite a few not receiving a pension.
You do know this has tds written all over it. Trump being a convicted rapist and all..
Pahleese. Dems start teaching kids to be pedos and sex offenders before kindergarten
Or maybe they were smart enough to get into the system.
Dems aren’t mad that Swalwell is a sexual predator. They’re mad he got caught.
CC
Use it to pay for their prison time along with to the victims they accosted. If it runs out, a cot and boloney sandwiches.
wy69
How about doing that for ALL criminals - there would be almost no Federal pension plan for our “representatives”.
Smart enough! LOL! F*cking sponges come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and colors. Fund your own retirement, b*tches.
No. Leave pensions out of this sort of thing.
Sex criminal? No problem. Bring criminal charges. If they’re convicted, let ‘em rot in prison. Let victims bring civil suits for damages — and as a practical matter, that’s where a sex criminal’s pension benefits should end up going.
We should mind the boundaries here. Pensions are earned. They are an individual property right. Spouses and heirs have claims on them as well. And yes, public pensions should be reformed; they should be defined contribution and thrift savings based, not defined benefit. That would make them fully funded. Private pensions should be the same in these respects.
We should mind the boundaries.
Worked for the Founding Fathers, so it's good enough for the current batch. Sounds like science.
“Uh, oh. Release the slush fund names.”
Yes. Now!
All government pensions are illegitimate. Taking money from taxpayers, under threat of incarceration, at gunpoint if necessary….to give it to people not to work.
Better make sure they get rich on bribes / speaking fees and insider trading, so they won’t suffer without a pension.
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