Charles Rangel

I am glad that the last speaker is so young and vibrant that he may be able to share with the President his views. It was never intended that this tax would hit the people. That's why for 7 years the President never did anything to remove…

Perhaps, Mr. Chairman, the best way is to recite a poem, maybe to lower the temper in here. 'Twas the night before Christmas, When all through the House, Every tax lawyer was stirring, Even the hedge fund's spouse. The stockings were hung…

at the end of this day, notwithstanding the philosophical arguments that we have exchanged on this floor and whatever they do in the other body, the American people and taxpayers are going to ask the question, Did this Congress…

a special thanks to Jim Clyburn, our Whip and leader, for reaching back to pay tribute to an American that so often people forget what one can accomplish in this great country if they are willing to work hard. You know, Mr. Clyburn, I knew…

I just hope that the minority leader recognizes that we in the House have a constitutional responsibility to either raise the revenue, notwithstanding what the other body may or may not do, and that should never inhibit us from doing what…

Well, it was about the Panama complication, because it was my understanding, to a large extent, that it would be the administration to make the decision or to respond to the answer that you asked of the majority leader. And it's because of…

Whoever thought of this cockamamie idea in 1969 was wrong. And as far as the voters are concerned, you can call yourself Republican or Democrat, who now holds them hostage, but if we don't give them relief, you can bet your life it's going…

For those people on our farms that want to get rid of their surplus and sell it, for those people who really believe that we've got a long way to go to get the hopes of Americans up and to have our U.S. trade Representative, our…

this is a very exciting, historic day for me. It was an opportunity to break a deadlock of lack of civility on the Ways and Means Committee, which I really, deeply appreciate being a member, as well as being Chair; to get to know Jim…

I'm going to be extremely brief because I expect to be speaking at a later time on the bill. But I could not resist coming to the floor to protect the integrity of the Speaker and the members of the Ways and Means Committee, both…

Let me thank my friend Mr. Herger for the great work that he has done. Mr. Speaker, as we wrap up this debate, I think that we have had tremendous success in what we have done because, regardless of which way the votes have come, isn't it…

I was moved by his story of the hardship that he felt as a result of the estate tax. What the heck that has got to do with collecting debts that is owed to the Internal Revenue, I have no idea. If you're suggesting that we kill the bill…

My friends, this is almost an historic occasion because, like the President of the United States said, it is our intention to extend health care to cover 10 million kids. I don't care how you cut it. You can call it socialized medicine…

I am going to act as if I didn't hear that gentleman call this bill a fraud four times. I was in that back room with Senator Grassley, Senator Reid and our dear friend Orrin Hatch. It's their bill. So you call it what you want. But please…

I want to support some of what Mr. Barton has just said in terms of being critical about the manner in which this bill, albeit it helps 3 rac{1}{2} million more children, how it got to the floor. And I also want to sympathize with him…

when Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi shattered the glass ceiling and made history as the first woman to become Speaker in the history of the United States Congress, the one picture that remained to commemorate this great event was the children…

Fellow Members, I want to thank Chairman Costello and Chairman Oberstar for their cooperation and working together as a team with our Republican colleagues to get this job done. Quite frankly, I thought it was almost going to be pro forma…

Let me extend an olive leaf to my friends on the Republican side, because it just wouldn't be fair for you to be going home thinking that people will be talking about politics and process when the bottom line is: Where were you when this…

thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to share with this body the life of a great American named Ron Brown, and I'm asking your support to have a Federal building, a U.N. missions building if you will, to be named after him…

So, ``the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee said that this was a tax increase.'' What is this, Taxes 101? When you and other people come to me and say that we need to get this great bipartisan agriculture bill out, you didn't go to…

I agree with you. But anyway, let me thank all of you that thanked me for making it possible for you to get a bill out. And if something happened on the way to the floor, believe me, politically, I understand it. But for all of you who…

let me once again thank the chairman of the committee and the ranking member for the bipartisan work that they have put into allowing this great bill to reach the floor. Mr. Chairman, I think this amendment is going to be a real win for…

Mr. Campbell, I would like to answer you. I would have a problem if you did it because I don't think that you've been around long enough that having your name on something to inspire a building like this in a school--it might be that it…

We have corporation people making contributions. The school does not exist. It will be announced in October. And I hope my Federal Government is a part of that, as I know my city and State are going to be a part of it, not because my name…

No. But I'm convinced that after you're here a while that you would find out it's the quality of service and what you have produced for your constituents rather than how long you've been here. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my…