Fifteen in Congress Who Betray the Public's Trust
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is out today with its fifth annual report on the most corrupt members of Congress. Seven Republicans and eight Democrats comprise the list. They are:Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.)
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.)
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W. Va.)
Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.)
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.)
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)
CREW's critieria? The congressmen and women "who have most egregiously betrayed the public’s trust."