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(Fox News) - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel is calling for an ethics investigation of himself.

Rangel says he wants to clear his name after The Washington Post reported he wrote fund-raising appeals on congressional letterhead. Rangel allegedly was seeking donations to help construct a building to be named after him at City College of New York.

But Rangel contends that he did not ask for donations and has not violated any rules. He says that if no one else will call for an investigation — he will: "I want the story out... I challenge The Post to find one line where there's a solicitation of funds."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports Congressman Rangel's request.