Congress has an image problem. The public simply doesn't trust the lawmakers.
So it may not help that Rep. Gary Peters, a Detroit area Democrat, has just hired Kandia Milton, Kwame Kilpatrick's chief of staff who went to prison for bribery. He was sentenced to 14 months and was released last year.
WXYZ's Ross Jones reports on the hiring for the $42,900 a year job and what Peters had to say about it.
Jones asked the Congressman why he hired Milton. The Congressman said he got to know Kandia, who volunteered for his re-election campaign, and he was impressed with him.
"I think it’s very important for folks to have a second chance. I’m a Christian, and I believe in redemption," Peters told WXYZ.
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