Rangel Pressured to Give Up Chairmanship

September 3, 2009

There are more problems for embattled Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel.

The Washington Post is calling for him to step aside as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

The Harlem native has bobbed and weaved about his finances for well over a year now, but his sudden discovery of millions of dollars and his decision to report it quietly while congress is on vacation has finally caught up with him.

Read more: (Marcia Kramer, “Embattled Rangel Pressured to Give Up Chairmanship,” CBS News’ “Political Hotsheet,” 9/03/09)