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Old 12-21-16, 10:04 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
Members are eligible for a pension at age 50 if they have completed 20 years of service, or at any age after completing 25 years of service. The amount of the pension depends on years of service and the average of the highest three years of salary.
Interesting bit of redundancy there. Since a Senator must be at least thirty years of age, after twenty years he or she will be at least fifty. You can't run for the House unless you're twenty-five, so "any age" will again be at least fifty after twenty-five years of service.

Maybe they just wanted to be extra sure...
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