Debt on the Hill
The Hill is reporting that more than 40 members of the US House of Representatives carried at least $10,000 in credit card debt in 2003 and parts of 2004.
The lawmaker reporting the highest credit-card debt was Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), who noted that in 2003 he had between $80,000 and $175,000 spread across seven credit cards. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, listed five accounts with a total of $75,000 to $250,000 in debt.





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