Scandals won’t stop Eric Swalwell from getting $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded pension

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) may be resigning under a cloud of scandal, but he is still eligible for a taxpayer-funded congressional pension. According to a National Taxpayers Union analysis obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, the 45-year-old Swalwell would be eligible to receive a taxpayer-funded pension of roughly $22,000 per year starting at age 62.  […]

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Scandals won’t stop Eric Swalwell from getting $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded pension
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Scandals won’t stop Eric Swalwell from getting $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded pension

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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) may be resigning under a cloud of scandal, but he is still eligible for a taxpayer-funded congressional pension. According to a National Taxpayers Union analysis obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, the 45-year-old Swalwell would be eligible to receive a taxpayer-funded pension of roughly $22,000 per year starting at age 62.  […]