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Half of Kentucky's members of Congress can call themselves millionaires

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Posted: Tue 11:46 PM, Nov 15, 2011

Half of Kentucky's members of Congress can call themselves millionaires.

A new study from the Center for Responsive Politics found 47 percent of all members of Congress are worth more than a million dollars.

Among Kentuckians, Senator Mitch McConnell is the richest.

His net worth is 27.2 million dollars.

Representatives John Yarmuth, Hal Rogers and Ed Whitfield are the other millionaires.

Only one percent of all Americans are millionaires.


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