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Charles Rangel: This tragedy had to occur in somebody's congressional district, and it was the 9th Congressional District; and those…

On the recordJuly 25, 2002
This tragedy had to occur in somebody's congressional district, and it was the 9th Congressional District; and those people are so fortunate that he is leading the way not only for the economic recovery but for the compassionate recovery of what occurred in that area.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the impact of a tragedy in the 9th Congressional District.

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