Legislation Would Force Congressmen to Divulge Personal Mortgage Information; Ethics Committee Clears Senators
August 13, 2009
On the heels of the Senate Ethics Committee dismissing complaints that several senators had received special mortgages, legislators introduced a bill late last week that would subject members of Congress to stricter requirements for transparency and disclosure of personal financial information. Senators Barbara Boxer, D-CA, and Johnny Isakson, R-GA, introduced a bill that would...