They may claim that their focus is on jobs and the economy but most of the freshman lawmakers don’t have a clue what it’s like to be down and out in 21st Century America.
The non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics released a new study this morning that shows the rookies on Capitol Hill are a “notably wealthy bunch.”
The center’s analysis of Congress’ personal financial disclosure reports found that 60 percent of Senate freshman and more than 40 percent of House freshmen are millionaires. Roughly 1 percent of Americans at large claim the same lofty financial status.

“Even though millions of Americans continue to struggle financially, most of the nation’s newest congressional representatives are a world away from such constituents’ financial realities,” said Sheila Krumholz, the center’s executive director.