Charles Rangel: “I rise in support of this suspension bill and congratulate the chairman of the committee for taking the bulbs and…”

“I rise in support of this suspension bill and congratulate the chairman of the committee for taking the bulbs and baubles and whistles off the Christmas tree that they stacked on this bill initially. I am disappointed that we were not able to do more for our reservists, but I am pleased that we are doing more than they had originally thought on the other side of the aisle. And I am glad to see that we are bringing a clean bill to the floor and that is not bogged down with fish tackle boxes and foreign bettors on horse races. I do hope during these very sober hours and days that the majority will think more and more about how we can be of assistance to those brave men and women who have volunteered or who are in the Reserve to see what we can do to not only give them political support, but legislatively to give them real support for the dedication that they continuously show not only in defense of this great country, but now in following the mandates of the President. I would like to say that during time of war, we have become historically accustomed to the fact that we share sacrifices. Soon our chairman will be presenting to us an obscene tax bill that is anything but sacrifice, but would reward the wealthy.”