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
I think America and the world wants us to show the outrage not by rhetoric, but by taking action,
I think it's wrong, whether it's President Clinton or President Bush, to take this extraordinary action without the direct support and consultation of the U.S. Congress as well as the U.N.,
I would like to believe he's sick rather than just mean and evil,
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.
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.
We've opened up our doors to Mexico, Central and South America, to all of Asia, and here is the richest continent we've got, ... We have to start somewhere.
The President's policies in Iraq contributed to the slow response of federal troops who should have been on alert even before the hurricane struck.
We have a million people -- a million Americans out there that have worked every day, that have paid into the unemployment compensation package -- and the bad cops are saying, 'forget about it,'
I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.
If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.
As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
Im sick and tired of politicians beating up on the IRS. We have the best and fairest tax-collection system in the world.
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
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