Today’s Roundup of Taxpayer News!
SenatorKirk Introduces Legislation to Greatly Restrict Congressional Pensions forConvicted Felons
The Chicago Sun-Times highlights legislation introduced bySen. Kirk and three other Illinois legislators to increase the amount offelonies that automatically terminate the pension of an offending U.S.Representative or Senator.
UnlikelyCo-Sponsors Coburn and Feinstein Out to Cut Ethanol Subsidies
From a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, U.S. senatorsCoburn and Feinstein are sponsoring a bill to cut $6 billion in subsidies thatincludes ethanol. NTU is one of the primary organizations backing the passageof the bill.