MOLINE, IL - Congressman Bobby Schilling (IL-17), who has pledged to reject his congressional pension, yesterday joined several other Members of Congress in testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to tout their legislation that would reform the way congressional pensions are administered. Video and text of Schilling’s testimony can be found by clicking here.
Their testimony received mention in The Washington Post and The Hill. Links can be found below.
House Republicans target their own benefits, by Joe Davidson of The Washington Post
"It’s not unusual for House Republicans to call for limits on federal retirement benefits, but this time the benefits they are targeting are their own."Lawmakers pitch cuts, reforms to congressional pensions, by Debbie Siegelbaum of The Hill
"Lawmakers are getting creative with proposals to reduce congressional pensions and bring their benefits more in line with the private sector."
