Charles Rangel: “If this is really the best campaign gimmick the majority can come up with, we are not in as bad a shape as I thought we…”

“If this is really the best campaign gimmick the majority can come up with, we are not in as bad a shape as I thought we were. I think it is shameful that we should try to play a hoax on the American people and have them believe that we are going to throw away the Tax Code that the Republicans helped to complicate. And they keep throwing all those papers there that they added 800 pages to it. People used to say that we have to live with death and taxes. Republicans say, no, they can eliminate taxes. And soon, before the election, they may eliminate death. I do not know. It was interesting to see how my friend, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), explained why in 3 years the majority party just could not pass a meaningful bill, because Mr. Bill Clinton is in the White House. Well, let me say once again, Mr. Bill Clinton is in the White House now and will be in the White House next year and will be in the White House the year after that.”