Congressional pensions fall on high end of scale

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505125.html

Some members of Congress haven't been shy about criticizing underfunded state and local pension plans, even though they themselves enjoy much heftier retirement packages than most private-sector employees and state workers do.

Budget battles in Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Wisconsin have captured headlines of late as lawmakers struggle over how to pay retirement benefits for state and local government workers. Some Washington lawmakers have jumped into the national debate.

In a recent speech to South Carolina Republicans, for example, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said, "We've got to get real about what we can and cannot afford" in state pensions.

On the other side, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown linked opponents of public-sector unions to Nazi Germany.

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