Charles Rangel

We have to find some way to bring truth to the American people, no matter what their political persuasion is.

And it is essential that you are going to have a positive support from the United States Congress to do this?

I had hoped and dreamed that we would have universal coverage. And now we have it.

With all due respect to the President's calculating the chained CPI, at the end of the day, benefits that would be received under the existing system would be reduced.

In New York, we live in two different worlds, especially in the borough of Manhattan; we have the world of wealth and riches, and then we have the inner cities of poverty and despair.

we really do have an historic opportunity to embark on tax reform, where we look at everything with the idea of lowering rates and promoting American competitiveness.

the disparity of income in this country is a real problem. It is a real problem.

I don't know what benefits my Republican friends get out of such a small number of Americans receiving so much profit, so much income...

Having said that, everyone knows it. Everyone knows it.

the private sector's voice is heard so loud it is deafening about what would happen if the lowest people on the economic ladder get an increase in the minimum wage.

There is no hunter that needs automatic military weapons enjoy the culture of going hunting. We Are talking about millions of kids dying, being shot down by assault weapons.

Holding politicians accountable for letting their words get ahead of the facts.

I understand that from your testimony you believe that if we eliminate the subsidies given to local and State governments, we can take that money and lower the rates for taxpayers.

A lot of money comes from the high-tax States, and it goes to the lower-income States, and that is a fact.

Let me on behalf of the Democrats congratulate you, Chairman Nunes, for becoming the chair, and also thank you for having this first hearing.

I think there is much agreement, especially with our terrific relationship with India, who is a vital ally not only in terms of national security, but it is one of our great growing trading relationships; a great democracy.

We hope that we can avoid threatening taking every issue to the World Trade Organization.

I think all of us are excited about the increase in trade, the number of people that are moving out of poverty into the middle class.

I just do not know if you told the Chair the three things you thought were important and all of us agreed, then what would we do?

I have to admit to the panel that I have not really been up to India's position as it relates to problems that they see in international trade.

the goodwill that the American people create through their private donations abroad is often, in many cases, greater than what the State Department can do.

Is there anything that you would think that we could target what we are talking about when we say charity?

And I would think that in today's economy, that you have to include that.

Earlier today Representative Rangel was asking a question about how much of the money gets to those agencies that serve the truly needy and are doing the hard-core work with the poverty folks.

Thank you so much for having these hearings. They are very informative.