House Democrats voted down a public reprimand Thursday that Republicans sought against influential Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., over a questionable housing arrangement that he insists violated no laws.
Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has come under scrutiny over the past month for his use of four rent-stabilized apartments in a building in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
A measure offered by House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Rangel "has dishonored himself and brought discredit to the House and merits the censure of the House for same."
"instead of keeping their promise to 'drain the swamp' of corruption in Washington, House Democrats are sinking in it."
Rangel had four apartments in the same building, one of which served as a campaign office despite rules requiring such discounted apartments to be a tenant's primary residence.
New York City's rent stabilization law allows for people to pay less
to rent their primary residence.
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