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Rangel must amend financial disclosure form after failing to report all-expenses paid trip to China
2014-06-28
[NYDAILYNEWS] Rep. Charlie Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Rangel
Congressman-for-Life from Harlem, who became what 20 terms in Congress turns you into ...
, fresh off a tight primary win, is scrambling to amend his annual financial disclosure form after failing to report an all-expenses paid junket to China last year.

While members routinely update financial disclosures, Rangel's mistake stands out because was censured by the House in 2010 for ethics missteps including accepting improper trips to the Caribbean that were improperly funded by corporate donors.

Rangel was part of a 10-member delegation from the Congressional Black Caucus who took a free trip to China last August. Rangel, a decorated veteran of the Korean War, also took a separate, solo trip to Seoul, South Korea.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Why? He's a Democratic member of Congress. As such he is above and exempt from the law.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2014-06-28 01:25  

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