Santos said 1 term in Congress would give him pension and free healthcare for the rest of his life.

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

FORMER SANTOS ROOMMATE: “He never went by George or Santos… He told me if he could get in Congress for 1 term he’d have a pension and free healthcare for the rest of his life.”

MEANWHILE congress denies that care to the rest of 🇺🇸. #MedicareForAll

[TheBlackAdder]

1. I thought you needed to be in office for something like 6 years for the lifetime healthcare.

[tblue37]

2. I don't know, but HE ran for Congress thinking he needed just one term.

[ToxMarz]

15. When he applies for his benefits he'll just lie and say he's a former senator

[GB_RN]

25. You Do.

One term as a Congresscritter won’t set him up for life. And he’ll be lucky to finish out a full term, seeing as how he has both state and federal prosecutors looking at him. Oh, and the Brazilians are making noises about wanting him back on his check fraud charges.

[obamanut2012]

3. They do not get these benefits after a term

[tblue37]

4. Good!

[KS Toronado]

5. I'll gladly give him free healthcare

in jail for his Ponzi scheme.

[KarenS]

14. My thoughts as well. n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Fully vested at FIVE years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_pension#:~:text=As%20of%202019%2C%20members%20who,of%20service%20at%20any%20age.

Congressional pension is a pension made available to members of the United States Congress. As of 2019, members who participated in the congressional pension system are vested after five years of service. A full pension is available to members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service at any age. A reduced pension is available depending upon which of several different age/service options is chosen. If Members leave Congress before reaching retirement age, they may leave their contributions behind and receive a deferred pension later.[1] The current pension program, effective January 1987, is under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which covers members and other federal employees whose federal employment began in 1984 or later. This replaces the older Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for most members of congress and federal employees.

Of course, "George Santos" might have missed this part:

Forfeiture
In 2003, after James Traficant was expelled from Congress, several Congressmen tried passing a bill that would prevent expelled members from receiving their pensions. The bill was stalled and eventually dropped after being sent to the House Administration and Reforms committee for review.[8] In 2007, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act was enacted; this act provides that a member of Congress convicted of one or more of a list of enumerated felonies (those relating to corruption, election crimes, or official misconduct) will forfeit his or her pension.[9]

[Auggie]

9. Thanks for sharing!

[NJCher]

13. Excellent

Thanks for putting the BofF research services in gear so early today.

First, he won’t qualify, and second, there may very well be election fraud.

George, George, you’re too clever by half.

Obviously this fool doesn’t know how to look things up on the internet.

[LiberalFighter]

26. Yep! Requires 5 years to be vested.

[Emile]

7. If congressional republicans are serious about cutting spending,

I would start here by ending their pensions and lifetime healthcare!

[dembotoz]

8. i wondered about this

thanks

[C0RI0LANUS]

10. Colleagues: You have covered all the bases.

This oaf miscalculated the tenure requirements for a Congressional pension. Cawthorn Madison too will not receive a cushy pension (unless he wins an election or two in the Sunshine State).

A message to Mr Santos from the Bard Eternal:

"Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, thou lily-liver'd boy."
MacBeth (Act V, Scene III)

[News Junkie]

11. So he lies to himself as well

He's consistent, anyway.

[brewens]

12. Every NFL player makes at least three times the average Congressional salary. I don't know

how many times I've seen the term limits meme over this. For as important of a job they are supposed to have, we don't pay them much. It's chump change to how much is spent getting them elected.

Most of the really talented people know they can make more legitimately in the private sector. We end up with the b-squad in there trying to get rich any way they can. I'd say pay them a lot more, reform campaign finance and take away the insider trading, lobbying options and any other ways they have found to loot.

[madville]

16. Book deals

Seem like a bunch of them make millions from writing books hardly anyone reads.

[stopdiggin]

23. +1. a lot of this 'jawing' is

either misinformed, misunderstood - or just basically stupid low functioning stuff. And, these days, anyone looking to make their fortune by getting into office - is (in similar vein) either misinformed, or just basically stupid.

[Autumn]

27. They are very much overpaid for what they do.

[James48]

17. False.

Santos (or whatever his name is) doesn’t get a pension or health insurance after 1 term. Under FERS retirement, the earliest he could get anything is a 5% pension after five years AND age 62.

And Comgressmen buy health insurance- it’s not free.

[twodogsbarking]

18. You mean he lied?

[Ray Bruns]

22. I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

Well, not that shocked

[stopdiggin]

21. thanks. good info. -(nt)-

[Walleye]

19. He won't get anything if he doesn't vote to raise the debt ceiling

[stopdiggin]

20. but isn't he a self made millionaire?

with sizable portfolio and real estate holdings? Such people are not motivated by retirement and health care plans.

Thanks for the post/info - but starting to just tune some of this out.

[ck4829]

24. Disgusting.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

28. Something as a Repuke he'd deny to the rest of the country.