Political Quotes

“I was back home over the last weekend and was talking with some folks in local coffee shops, the grain elevators, and the union halls, and I was talking about this very bill. Their response was, well, it is about time. It is about time that we told congressional felons that if they commit a crime while they are in public trust, serving the people and on the public payroll, that they are going to lose something which many people hold dear, and that is their pension. The folks back home said it is about time that we cancel the pensions of congressional felons. Because in representing the Chicago region, and I represent the most diverse district in Illinois, I represent the city of Chicago and the south suburbs and rural communities 100 miles west, nothing outraged the people of the Chicago area more than when they learned that Dan Rostenkowski is collecting almost $100,000 a year while his feet are propped up on the prison cell bed. Ladies and gentlemen, it is about time that we pass this legislation to cancel the pensions of congressional felons.”