Top 10 Richest Members Of Congress

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TOP 10 RICHEST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

- About 1 percent of all Americans are millionaires. In Congress, that number regularly hovers between 40 percent and 50 percent, meaning elected leaders generally need not worry about the economic pressures many Americans face such as securing gainful employment to grappling with keeping a family financially afloat. Using the disclosure data, decide for yourself if your elected officials are adequately representing your financial interests.

Thousands of companies are given billion of dollars worth of government contracts every year, and many will often lobby Congress directly. All the while, lawmakers themselves sometimes have stock holdings or other financial relationships with these corporations and associations, which can create possible conflicts of interests.