Congress Got Richer During Recession

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Wed, 11/17/2010 - 9:31pm

WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress are enjoying their own financial stimulus.Despite a stubbornly sour national economy congressional members' personal wealth collectively increased by more than 16 percent between 2008 and 2009, according to a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics of federal financial disclosures released earlier this year.And while some members' financial portfolios lost value, no need to bemoan most lawmakers' financial lot: Nearly half of them -- 261 -- are millionaires, a slight increase from the previous year, the Center's study finds.

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