Lawmakers' Rent Deals Raise Ethics Questions

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 07/18/2008 - 9:16am

While Congress is struggling to address plummeting home values and mortgage meltdowns, some members of Congress are facing another kind of housing crisis: Questions have been raised recently about the fairness of what they pay for their own digs.

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