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Reps. Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters face ethics charges.

Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy said Monday he will donate to charity $20,000 in campaign contributions from Rep. Charles Rangel and Rep. Maxine Waters, who both face charges of ethical violations.

Murphy’s announcement came four days after the 8th District Democrat called for former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel to resign from Congress. A House investigatory panel last week alleged Rangel failed to report rental income from a vacation property and omitted $600,000 in income from his financial disclosure statements in violation of congressional ethics rules and federal law.

“To call on a senior member of my party to resign, that was an important step,” Murphy said Monday, noting he was the third House Democrat to do so. “I didn’t hesitate as the seriousness of these allegations came to light.”

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