Charles Rangel: “I want to thank my friend, Ben Gilman, for getting this time for the New York delegation. A few minutes ago one of the…”

“I want to thank my friend, Ben Gilman, for getting this time for the New York delegation. A few minutes ago one of the Members on the floor asked, is this only for New York Members? And I did not give a full answer, but, no, Hamilton Fish and his memory will never be just for New York Members or Members of this Congress, because I think when you see where we are today and where we were 2 or 4 years ago, most everybody that was here would say, do you remember the old days of civility, of tolerance, of mutual respect? How we could disagree, and yet have respect for each other? And I am reminded that throughout the rules which govern us in this body, interlaced throughout them are words, such as 'yielding to the gentleman,' kind and gentle words that allow us to protect the interests of our constituents, and, at the same time, to have this place be one that we respect, and would want not only our constituents to respect us, but history would do it.”