“Restoring the people’s trust in government and holding corrupt officials responsible for their actions is the reason I ran for office,” said Morinello. “Today, I was proud to help pass legislation which does both of these things. The individuals in my district are incredibly hard-working people, and there is no reason they should be funding the pensions of public officials who choose to use their position in government to break the law. While there is a long way to go in terms of cleaning up Albany, stripping all corrupt public officials of their taxpayer-funded pensions is an important first step.”