Charles Rangel

the proponents of the cap and trade have not been very effective in explaining how they would prepare or cushion the consumer.

Do these people deserve a taxpayers' expense to receive these type of bonus?

Do these people deserve, at taxpayers' expense, to receive these type of bonuses?

All they want is the assurances that if something happens to them or their loved ones, that they can get affordable healthcare, quality healthcare.

Pete had an idea that I hope might be receptive to you, and that is that if we get close to resolving this issue, whether we could have an informal roundtable without the mics and the testimony, including Republicans, to be able to, not in…

I wanted to say to Mr. Camp that it appears as though the other body is attempting to proceed in a bipartisan way.

House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) announced today that the Committee will hold its first health reform hearing in the 111th Congress.

If the insurance markets were reformed such that plans could no longer underwrite, would that help plans lower their administrative costs?

I would like to have Mr. Stark introduce our next witness who is a friend of the Congress and has been so helpful to us even when she thought we were wrong.

You, Karen, you have dedicated your life to this, and so we're going to staple you to the bill, and just send it to the floor.

Health reform cannot wait any longer. President Obama made a significant investment in health reform in his budget and this Committee is eager to continue working with the Administration to ensure success in our shared goal of improving…

Director Orszag has testified before the Committee on numerous occasions in other capacities. I have enjoyed hearing from and working with him in the past and look forward to his testimony. This year's budget will provide an important…

How much does it cost to train an infantryman, you know, for 3 or 4 years?

we are going to disagree with the Administration, we are going to disagree on facts and then do what you have to do politically.

Well, we would not be raising their taxes.

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A nation has to be guided by what is right and moral for the majority of its people.

I hope you don't have to go to Paul to get the answer.

I wanted to thank you and your family for being willing to help us to negotiate out of this very serious problem that we face.

It is easy to provide better service and better education; it is difficult to pay for it.

It is always interesting to listen to you.

I think allowing you this extra opportunity----

We can disagree without being disagreeable.

We have to have the political courage to wrestle with it and to get rid of this debt.

I would like to believe that we are not talking about raising taxes for the rich, but what we are doing is providing tax decreases for the rest of the taxpayers.