In the Newest Congress, the Rich Get Richer

By Matthew Murray and Daniel Heim
Roll Call Staff

Sept. 10, 2007, 12 a.m.

Some things change and some things stay the same, especially when it comes to rich Members of Congress.
In the dozen years since former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) stormed the Capitol and led Republicans into the majority, more than one-quarter of the Senators and House Members on Roll Call’s “Contract With America”-era list of the 50 richest lawmakers continue to be among the 50 wealthiest today.

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