Wealthy lawmakers increased their riches as U.S. economy sputtered in '09

The wealthiest members of Congress grew richer in 2009 even as the economy struggled to recover from a deep recession.

The 50 wealthiest lawmakers were worth almost $1.4 billion in 2009, about $85.1 million more than 12 months earlier


http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/1...tered-in-2009-

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I guess "they feel our pain", huh?