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The Late Edition: Pensions for Felons & Ending Ethanol Subsidies hit the Hill

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.