Regardless of whether or not you believe Congress should be getting a pension, I hope that we can all agree that Members of Congress who do elect to receive the pension benefits should not be able to do so before their constituents can access Social Security benefits.
Schilling emphasizes fairness in pension eligibility compared to Social Security.
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