Santos Inspires Call for End to Pensions for Expelled Members

Santos Inspires Call for End to Pensions for Expelled Members

Ah, George Santos. Gone but apparently not to be forgotten, at least not in any timely fashion. First, we learned that a Santos movie is in the works. It may be based on a book about him that was publ...

Gay congressman cosponsors bill to stop expelled members like George Santos from getting a pension

Gay Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) has co-sponsored a bill to ensure that future House legislators who are expelled, like newly-expelled former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), won’t receive congressional pensions afterward. On Monday, Pappas co-sponsored the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA). The bill states that expelled House members are neither “able to collect a taxpayer-funded pension” nor to receive …