Comments on: Outcry Over Congressional Pensions for Convicted Members

By: Martina

Martina — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:06:02 +0000

The Congressional Record is the official journal of Congress’s daily proceedings. Though often a transcript of the debates on the House and Senate floors, like C-SPAN transcripts, the Congressional Record can be significantly modified by Members of Congress after the fact. Entries in the Congressional Record can reflect the edited, prepared versions of statements actually made on the floor, and on very rare occasions can contain seeming entire debates between Members of Congress that never took place.
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Martina

By: Bev Green

Bev Green — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:37:34 +0000

I guess crime really does pay. How do I send this to evefybody I know?

By: dan

dan — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:42:29 +0000

The bible speaks about wickedness in high places, and the positions of congressmen and senators are the highest in the land! It is really a shame the american people allow this to continue!

By: art

art — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:11:08 +0000

I still would like to know how rich people can make decisions for non-rich people? Also has anyone figured out what a politician gets for health care and what they pay from their pockets? They have the best our taxes can buy which is why they can’t fix the problems most Americans face everyday. If they don’t feel it they won’t react to it. Thats why they have everything so good. They have taken care of themselves and not the people who elected them. It amazes me how we can waste so much money on war’s for nothing and the families and retiries of our nation can’t get the assistance they need. But the politicans get what they need and want. We pay the taxes. We obey the laws. Politicians are taken care of. We get screwed. Doesn’t sound so great does it.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:28:57 +0000

WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP THIS, I AM RETIRED USN AND IF I MESSED UP WHILE IN THE NAVY I COULD HAVE LOST IT ALL. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, WE NEED TO STOP THIS. AGAIN WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:54:17 +0000

This situation is a crying shame to all americans. These people in congress should not get a pension if they serve one term or 100 terms. Taxpayers money should be spent elsewhere. Congress payraises should be voted on by the people, if they do a good job then maybe they get a raise. IF they perform poorly then no raise.

By: MTB

MTB — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:23:30 +0000

It is a shame that in this day and time, in this country unlike any other that we the people are still getting screwed! We do not reward criminals in this country, they are no different!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Bess Cannon

Bess Cannon — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:21:32 +0000

Why not make the law taking the pensions away from those convicted of crimes? Our Congress always acts like it is a big brotherhood that has vowed to take care of each other financially, no matter what. Only problem, it isn’t Congress’s money, it is OUR money, and, most of us don’t want these criminals rewarded for bad behavior that way. If they break the law, fire them and NO pay like any other job. Washington is beginning to seem like the Mafia machine. Cross THEM and you get the boot, but, cross the people and you get a pat on the back and a fistful of our money every month
of the rest of their lives.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:53:39 +0000

wow, this is enough to make a lawyer jealous.

By: Alan Langford

Alan Langford — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:00:43 +0000

What? Support Congressional crooks who get caught and convicted with American taxpayers’ money? What an absolute absurdity. Yep, crime does pay when the “government” runs the show.
Not only are we providing their housing, clothing and food while they are in the pen, but pay them rather handsome “pen”shuns to boot!
I would urge those still in Congress to: (1) pass legislation not only scrapping Federal pension benefits to those vultures that betray public trust RETROACTIVELY (back to 1900 or so,} and;(2) I also would put into that law that they would be liable for REPAYMENT of every cent that they were paid while stealing us blind.
Madam Speaker Elect Pelosi we are counting on you. Please do not fail the American people.