Charles Rangel: “I hope our other Members will co-sponsor my bill, H.R. 1459, and listened to the increased calls to end the decades of…”

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

If I'm gone, quite frankly, I don't give a damn.

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

So please help us to help our constituents, to help our country. And then on the question as to whether you don't have the resources to do it, because we know how badly the Congress has treated you, talk about that. But don't say it can't…