Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, draws a pension for having once been the mayor of Burlington. His campaign co-chair, Rep. Ro Khanna of California, previously criticized such double-dipping.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, for years has drawn a pension for his eight-year stint in the 1980s as mayor of Burlington even has received a salary as a member of Congress.
"Those pension benefits are supposed to support public workers in their retirements — not while they're still serving and collecting a salary of $174,000 a year," Khanna said in 2014. David Sirota, a senior aide to Sanders, told CNBC when asked for comment,"Like other past Burlington mayors, Senator Sanders receives a municipal pension for his service as mayor of Burlington."
"He's being paid $174,000 as a U.S. senator. He's not retired," Ellis said."In reality, pensions are to be paid when you retire."
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