Charles Rangel: “I believe that we must give all public school children a second chance so that they can make a positive contribution to…”

It is absolutely stupid to say that: Working gives you self-esteem, it gives you pride, it gives you family unity, it keeps you out of trouble, it gives you health, and it gives you what it is like to be an American.

If they can't give us any idea how long it would take to repair this emergency situation--which stains the government, it stains the executive branch, and it stains us--maybe we should set a date for our next hearing.

My colleagues, if you are frustrated, if you are down and out, if you lack self-esteem, if you really want to get a good shot in the arm, kick the IRS. I am telling you, I have been down here 46 years. It always works. It always works. But…

We want to know how many of these cases there is some evidence of wrongdoing, whether it is criminal or not. And we want, categorically, immediately, the disposition of the 75 cases.