Charles Rangel: “I close this on the high note that America has shown its greatest, especially in this Congress. I want to thank Scott…”

“I close this on the high note that America has shown its greatest, especially in this Congress. I want to thank Scott Murphy, a new Member, for insisting that we move forward on this. Of course, the Republicans, Mr. Herger and Mr. Camp, who joined together with Democrats to prove that when Americans want to do things, that party labels don't really mean that much. I do hope that the rest of the country would see what we have done and take advantage of this legislation in order to make certain that they have an accurate recording of the contributions that they make through the telephone as well as to take advantage of the expediting of deductions that are being recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. I hope everyone would vote for this bill and let this be a symbol as to what this Congress can do. It's not just for Haiti, but for ourselves and the rest of the free world.”