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Joe Biden
stated on May 12, 2024 a fundraising event in Seattle

"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."

By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 on social media

Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2020

Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 a tweet

Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.

By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019

Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial

Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."

"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

April 6, 2014

Doug Miller
stated on May 21, 2013 a Texas House floor debate.

Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.

By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2013

Bruce Hanna
stated on March 6, 2013 a floor speech

Says, "The Democrats' proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings."

By Janie Har • March 23, 2013

Robert Menendez
stated on June 8, 2012 an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”

Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money."

By Erin O'Neill • June 17, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 a campaign speech

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

Chain email
stated on February 23, 2012 a chain email

Says Gov. Scott Walker is "openly" backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions "by at least a third" for current and retired public employees

By Dave Umhoefer • February 27, 2012

Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 a speech.

Gov. McDonnell's proposed budget "is cutting" public education.

By Nancy Madsen • January 26, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.

Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."

By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012

Philip Keefe
stated on November 13, 2011 an appearance on 10 News Conference

"If they made no changes whatsoever, the [state employees pension] plan still had enough money to go forward for approximately the next 16 years."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 18, 2011

David Mellon
stated on October 27, 2011 testimony at a state pension hearing

"The job [of correctional officer] lowers your life expectancy . . . Metropolitan did a study in, I believe it was 1998, and the life expectancy was 58."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 16, 2011

Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 24, 2011 in a hearing

"If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’

By Lynn Arditi • November 2, 2011

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