Charles Rangel: “Mr. Speaker, news release, news release, news release. The chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means has said that the…”

“Mr. Speaker, news release, news release, news release. The chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means has said that the Republican-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled House cannot legislate, that they cannot provide for the one million Americans who are seeking jobs but whose unemployment compensation has expired. Who is going to deliver this message to the empowered Republican President who has now told the American people that he controls the agenda? And now we find out that the chairman of the awesome and powerful and influential Committee on Ways and Means cannot legislate in the people's House. Well, I do not believe it. My colleagues do not believe it, and the only reason I am commenting on it is because I do not want the American people to believe it. We have a million people out there. They do not have dividends or savings; all they have is heart and are looking for work. They are Americans that will be called on to fight the wars. They have lost their jobs, lost health benefits, but they have not lost their dignity.”