WASHINGTON) — House leaders are doing well financially during this economic slump. Their lucrative investments and, in many cases, well-compensated spouses supplement their House salaries.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., one of the wealthiest members of Congress, and her real estate-magnate husband Paul Pelosi spent between $1 million and $5 million to buy the home they'd been living in on San Francisco's Broadway. They also own a vineyard in St. Helena, Calif., worth between $5 million and $25 million and a town house in Norden, Calif., valued between $1 million and $5 million, according to annual financial disclosures released Monday.
The Pelosis also took in rental income of as much as $5 million on five separate commercial properties in the San Francisco Bay area.
As speaker, Pelosi's government salary is $212,100, about $47,000 higher than virtually everyone else in the House.
Other senior lawmakers reported hundreds of thousands in retirement savings, stock and mutual fund investments — and no major liabilities.
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