WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of female senators are rolling out new legislation to bar convicted sex criminals from getting taxpayer-funded annuities and retirement pay. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have teamed up on the “No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act” in the aftermath of rape and sexual misconduct accusations that forced Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign last month. “There should be absolutely no room for the tolerance of egregious sex crimes,” Ernst, herself a sexual assault survivor, said in a statement. “Allowing proven predators to continue collecting their pensions on the taxpayer’s dime only serves to greenlight unacceptable behavior.” Five women have accused Swalwell of sexual harassment or abuse, with two claiming the married 45-year-old had raped them.…