Jeff Zuelsdorf

Congressional Reform Act of 2026! 1. No Tenure / No Pension. A member of Congress collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when out of office. No more perks follow them. 2. Congress (past, present, and future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. These funds may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise at the same rate as the COLA for monthly Social Security recipients, minus 1% if there is a budget deficit. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system (Medicare) as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people (i.e., NO MORE INSIDER TRADING!!!). 7. All contracts with past and present members of Congress are void. The American people did not make these contracts with Congress. Congress made them by and for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor and privilege, NOT a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators who serve their term(s), then go home and return to work, not receive all kinds of freebies. Term limits of 2 terms, and treat them like regular citizens! Thoughts?