WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., will be honored by the U.S. House of Representatives less than a year after the chamber censured him in an ethics scandal.
House leaders Thursday pay tribute to the former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee with a ceremony unveiling Rangel's official portrait as head of the committee, a post he led from 2007 until March 2010, when Democrats pressured him to step down as the scandal over unpaid taxes, unreported assets and misuse of his office grew, The Hill said.