WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., is raising funds for an academic center from people with business before his committee, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, told the newspaper he hasn't done anything wrong but political ethics experts disagree. The Post's examination of the record showed links between those who have donated to the proposed $30 million Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York and pending legislative business affecting their businesses.