Source: gillibrand.senate.gov 5/5/226
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit convicted sex criminals from collecting federal pensions.
Under current law, federal employees convicted of sex crimes, including against children, remain eligible to collect their pensions, even from a jail cell. The senators introduced this legislation to ensure that hard-earned taxpayer dollars are not spent supporting convicted sex criminals who betrayed the trust of the people they served.
“It’s outrageous that federal employees convicted of sex crimes are eligible to collect their taxpayer-funded pension,” said Senator Gillibrand. “The bipartisan No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act ensures that no hard-earned taxpayer dollars are spent supporting criminal sex offenders. I’m proud to support this commonsense bill that will provide much-needed accountability.”
Senators Gillibrand and Ernst previously worked together on the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act to create a more professional and transparent military justice system for serious crimes, including rape and sexual assault.
Additionally, Senator Gillibrand successfully passed her bipartisan Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act in 2022. This crucial legislation prevents perpetrators from being able to push survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault into the secretive, biased process of forced arbitration. Senator Gillibrand also leads the bipartisan Tax Fairness for Survivors Act, which would remove the federal tax penalty on settlements, awards, and judgments paid to survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
“hard-earned taxpayer dollars”
Oh, you mean the billions of HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS spent on ICE funding and the war in IRAN? Not to mention that stupid ballroom.and proposed arches.
Are those the same tax dollars to which you’re refering to?
Hypocrites.
“I’m proud to support this commonsense bill that will provide much-needed accountability.”
Oh, of course you’re proud of your confident ignorance! Wonder how many skeletons are hiding in your closet that YOU should be held accountable for? Huh?
So once again, you’re being financially punished just because of a conviction in America. They’re using outrage as an excuse too. Logic be damned. Guess it doesn’t matter if you earned it, right?
You really can tell they’re using people made to register as RED MEAT for upcoming midterms. It’s just going to get worse in to coming months.