April 16, 2026
GOP firebrand vows to strip Swalwell and Gonzales of lifetime taxpayer-funded benefits
Rep. Boebert announces effort to cancel pensions for former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales after both resigned from Congress.
TL;DR
- Rep. Lauren Boebert plans to cancel the pensions of former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales.
- Swalwell and Gonzales resigned on Tuesday amid sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations.
- Both former representatives are eligible for federal retirement benefits, which would amount to about $22,000 per year starting at age 62.
- Boebert believes Swalwell abused his position and that taxpayers should not fund his pension.
- She suggested that expulsion or censure, along with the loss of benefits, should have occurred instead of resignation.
- Under current federal law, pensions are only forfeited upon conviction of crimes committed while in Congress.