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Charles Rangel: Madam Chair, all I'm asking for is the time to get counsel. I have lawyers from Washington, D.C., and New York are…

On the recordNovember 14, 2010
Madam Chair, all I'm asking for is the time to get counsel. I have lawyers from Washington, D.C., and New York are willing to give me free counsel to be able to come here, because they don't think I have been treated fairly.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel requests more time to secure legal counsel for his ethics trial.

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