Majority in US Congress are millionaires

Name: Majority in US Congress are millionaires
Uploaded: 2014-01-14T08:00:42Z
Duration: 2 min 34 s
Description: As country tackles unemployment crisis, more than half of 535 Congress members have net worth exceeding $1m.

As country tackles unemployment crisis, more than half of 535 Congress members have net worth exceeding $1m.

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For the first time in US history, a majority of Congress members are millionaires.

And as Capitol Hill debates unemployment benefits, many wonder just how compassionate these politicians can be.

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports from Washington, DC.