EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Introduces Bill To Scale Back Taxpayer-Funded Perks For Ex-Presidents Who Are Rolling In Dough

If the law introduced Monday by the Republican Senator in Iowa becomes law, a former president who makes big money from speaking fees, media transactions or memoirs can settle taxpayer-funded benefits. I did. The law entitled “Modernization of Presidential Allowances Act” provides a former president with a pension of $200,000 a year and a allowance […]