Debt on the Hill: Some Lawmakers Face Fiscal Cliff of Their Own

Americans borrow a lot of money -- and so do members of Congress, it turns out. OpenSecrets.org found that lawmakers owed as much as $568.2 million to various creditors in 2011. Like many people, they carry student loan debt, borrow money to buy cars and sometimes run up their credit card balances. Then again, in some cases the debts accumulated by members of Congress reveal glimpses of lifestyles far different from those of most of their constituents. » READ MORE