Charles Rangel: “May I make a parliamentary inquiry? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may state his parliamentary inquiry.”

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

it is painful for me to see that this torture continues without coming to a shrieking halt.

I thank Congressman Sherman for giving me this time to speak on this important issue. I will also take this opportunity to thank Chairman Ed Royce. So many people ask: After 46 years, what do you consider your major accomplishments? It is…

If they can't give us any idea how long it would take to repair this emergency situation--which stains the government, it stains the executive branch, and it stains us--maybe we should set a date for our next hearing.