{"id":40687,"date":"2014-01-09T23:45:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T06:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/09\/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-congressmen.html"},"modified":"2014-01-11T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T19:50:38","slug":"who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-congressmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/09\/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-congressmen.html","title":{"rendered":"Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Congressmen!"},"content":{"rendered":"
And the majority of them — Republican and Democrat alike — have made it!\ufeff<\/div>\n

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For First Time in History, Majority in Congress are Millionaires<\/a>
\n Land of the free, home of the\u2026rich Congress. Just as Congress is set to take on long-term unemployment benefits, the minimum wage, and food stamp legislation, they are also the richest they have ever been as a group. For the first time ever, most members of Congress are millionaires, according…\n <\/p>\n

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And the majority of them — Republican and Democrat alike — have made it!\ufeff For First Time in History, Majority in Congress are Millionaires Land of the free, home of the\u2026rich Congress. Just as Congress is set to take on long-term unemployment benefits, the minimum wage, and food stamp legislation, they are also the richest … Continue reading “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? 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