Charles Rangel: “I come at this with a strong, emotional bias that out of the pits of a high school dropout...”

Every moral concept that civilized countries have is you are supposed to take care of the darn sick.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing.

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.

Listen, you have 600 cases... That are in question. You know where they are.