(Community Matters) I could care less if he were candy stripped. He represents an embarrassing past, a Sine Die.
Mr. Rangel, a prodigious fund-raiser, has collected more money from real estate interests than all but two other members of Congress this election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a group that tracks campaign donations. He is fifth in fund-raising from all sectors. In all, he has raised more than $700,000 from real estate interests since the 2004 election cycle, much of it from New York-based companies, according to the group’s analysis. here
The issue isn’t accepting money from developers, it’s accepting four rent controlled units at ridiculously low prices as personal gifts, not declaring these gifts (sounds like tax fraud here), pretending that developers have no special influence, then acting outraged when called to account. This fat cat should be sooo out of there. Speaker Pelosi, where are our ethics?
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