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On the recordJanuary 8, 2007
Including all of the felonies you would expect: bribery and -- and various items of public corruption, to make sure that a lawmaker, who is convicted of breaking the law, suffers the penalty and doesn't get a taxpayer-funded pension.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

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Mark Kirk outlines the felonies that would lead to the revocation of pensions for convicted lawmakers.

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