Sunday, April 10, 2022

OCPA: OK House lawmakers vote to line their own pockets

The latest press release from OCPA:


OK House lawmakers vote to line their own pockets

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 8, 2022)—Legislation recently passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives boosts the taxpayer-funded retirement benefits of the same lawmakers who voted for the bill, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said today.

“Oklahoma families face many real challenges today, but an insufficiently lavish retirement plan for politicians is not one of them,” Small said. “Oklahoma voters have reiterated, repeatedly, that they want only a part-time Legislature receiving part-time pay and benefits. It is a slap in the face to working families for some House lawmakers to now try to enrich themselves at the expense of those taxpayers.”

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by Jamison Faught - April 10, 2022 at 03:00PM
 

OCPA: OK House lawmakers vote to line their own pockets

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