David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Wealth of Congress

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David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Wealth of Congress

By Bo Huttinger

Posted December 4, 2015 at 10:41pm

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Alongside the release of Roll Call’s annual Wealth of Congress Index, CQ Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings discusses how members’ net worth has changed over the years, and how so many of them became so rich in the first place.

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