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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 881411" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>Crooked Dem Rep. Charlie Rangel To Be Honored With $64K Portrait On Capitol Hill…</p><p></p><p>Hey, it’s not like Rangel was censured by Congress less than 12 months ago . . . no, wait?</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">(The Hill) — It may be one of the more awkward honorary ceremonies in recent memory.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">On Thursday, House leaders will pay tribute to Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), less than a year after the House formally censured the former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will speak at a ceremony to unveil Rangel’s official portrait as chairman of the storied committee, which the longtime New York Democrat led from 2007 until March 2010, when party leaders pressured him to give up the post amid a growing ethics scandal.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">In December, the House voted overwhelmingly, 333-79, to censure Rangel over rules violations that stemmed from unpaid taxes on a villa he owned in the Dominican Republic, undisclosed financial assets and the improper use of his office for fundraising.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The portrait itself was the subject of controversy. Just nine months into his term as chairman, Rangel asked the Federal Election Commission for permission to use campaign funds to pay for the portrait, which his lawyer said would cost more than $64,000.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">When pressed about the pricey picture, Rangel joked to reporters at the time that he would have preferred a mural.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 881411, member: 1246"] Crooked Dem Rep. Charlie Rangel To Be Honored With $64K Portrait On Capitol Hill… Hey, it’s not like Rangel was censured by Congress less than 12 months ago . . . no, wait? [INDENT](The Hill) — It may be one of the more awkward honorary ceremonies in recent memory. On Thursday, House leaders will pay tribute to Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), less than a year after the House formally censured the former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will speak at a ceremony to unveil Rangel’s official portrait as chairman of the storied committee, which the longtime New York Democrat led from 2007 until March 2010, when party leaders pressured him to give up the post amid a growing ethics scandal. In December, the House voted overwhelmingly, 333-79, to censure Rangel over rules violations that stemmed from unpaid taxes on a villa he owned in the Dominican Republic, undisclosed financial assets and the improper use of his office for fundraising. The portrait itself was the subject of controversy. Just nine months into his term as chairman, Rangel asked the Federal Election Commission for permission to use campaign funds to pay for the portrait, which his lawyer said would cost more than $64,000. When pressed about the pricey picture, Rangel joked to reporters at the time that he would have preferred a mural. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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