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发帖数: 29846 | 1 瞎子领路：民主党众议员Ruben Hinojosa宣布个人破产，他任职众议院金融服务委员会
Texas Democratic Congressman Ruben Hinojosa - a member of the House
Financial Services Committee - filed for personal bankruptcy late last year.
The Associated Press and Politico, citing court documents and a statement,
reported that Hinojosa attributes his financial problems to a loan he
guaranteed for his family's meat company.
"I have done everything humanly possible to avoid filing for bankruptcy
protection to no avail," Hinojosa said in the statement. "The bank debt of H
&H [Meat Products Co.] was more than I could handle financially." He said he
was seeking to exit bankruptcy protection quickly.
The eight-term congressman was forced to file for bankruptcy after Wells
Fargo Bank won an arbitration hearing that found Hinojosa owed the bank $2.6
million. That left him with $2.9 million in liabilities against less than $
1.5 million in assets.
Hinojosa family's meat company, which makes Mexican food, declared
bankruptcy in 2008. As Politico notes, the Texas Democrat says he does not
have "managerial control or oversight" over the company, though he was paid
as a consultant between 2002 and 2007. He said the company had been "forced
into bankruptcy due to the recent economic downturn and financial market
meltdown."
Members of the House earn $174,000 each year. Most members of Congress are
substantially wealthier than the average American; As of November 2009,
there were 237 millionaires in Congress.
The House Financial Services Committee deals with legislation affecting
banks. |
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