“Politicians who abuse their power for personal gain have no place in our state. As elected officials, we have an obligation to root out corruption and uphold the laws we swore to protect. Today, my colleagues and I once again stood up for greater transparency and accountability in government. I helped pass legislation to strip taxpayer-funded pension benefits from public officials convicted of corruption, because every New Yorker deserves public servants who work for them, not themselves. Common-sense reforms like this will go a long way toward restoring public trust.”