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Judd Gregg: “Unfortunately, it does not apply to all actions that involve violation of the public trust. For example, somebody could…”

On the recordJune 27, 1996
Unfortunately, it does not apply to all actions that involve violation of the public trust. For example, somebody could be convicted of bribery, of a conflict of interest, of defrauding or conspiring to defraud the United States, of theft or embezzlement of Government property, false or fraudulent statements to the Government, perjury, insubordination in actions relative to their duties as a Member of Congress and, still, while serving time for a conviction, receive pension benefits, which is rather ironic and clearly inappropriate.
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Discussing an amendment related to pension benefits for convicted Members of Congress.

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