Representative, Charlie Rangel is the Chairman of the House Ways And Means Committee. I wont go too far into his recent problems, but some background is available here, and here.
In short, he neglected to pay a lot of taxes and failed to disclose numerous assets. Such conduct has placed him before the House Ethics Committee.
Now there's this:
CBS 2 HD has discovered that since ethics probes began last year the 79-year-old congressman has given campaign donations to 119 members of Congress, including three of the five Democrats on the House Ethics Committee who are charged with investigating him.
Charlie's "angels" on the committee include Congressmen Ben Chandler of Kentucky, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and Peter Welch of Vermont. All have received donations from Rangel.
Only Welch sees something wrong with being financial beholden to Charlie.
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The Ways And Means Committee is arguably the most powerful committee in Congress. It is where the tax code is written. Having Rangel as Chairman is an embarassment to this Democrat. But let me ask you guys about it.