Charles Rangel
Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangelis the U.S. Representative for New York's 13th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the second-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives, serving continuously since 1971. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation. Rangel was the first African-American Chair of the influential House Ways and Means Committee. He is also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 June 1930
CityNew York City, NY
The whole Republican rationale for passing such a big tax cut is that we needed to send the surpluses back to the people. How ironic is it that we are now borrowing from the people in order to pay them their checks?
The damage to Grenada from Hurricane Ivan was easily in the billions of dollars - several times more than the country's Gross Domestic Product.
Democracies are based on the principle that their citizens participate actively in the decision-making processes of the government.
I know the Republicans want to have a political gimmick to have on Valentine's day, and that's what this is about, ... It's not too late for us to work together. There's enough things for us to argue about come November, but I would think that the American people would want us to work together.
This little kid who was found abandoned in the ocean brought a face to the people who were in Miami -- a face that showed hatred, a face that showed ignorance, a face that showed they had no respect at all for the things that Americans believed in,
Some of you know I've been reported as saying Eliot Spitzer is one of the smartest people in the world, if not the smartest. It takes a lot of political courage to reach out and make an independent decision.
Millions of American citizens who have been convicted of crimes in the past are denied the ability to cast ballots in elections.
isn't awake enough to know what's going on.
I worry that we are losing our capacity to feel the pain of this war for which few Americans have been called to sacrifice in any way.
It's no profile in courage for us to say you are now able to borrow money from your pension fund and have it penalty free,
Many of the undocumented immigrants from the Caribbean islands have been living, working and making vital contributions to our country for many years.
Her biggest asset is her greatest liability: She's not one of the boys in the old boy's network - which I am a part of,
The Republicans have sequestered themselves in a room in order to piece together a political bill they know is going nowhere,
This bill has nothing to do with China. It has everything to do with getting votes for DR-CAFTA,