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Charles Rangel is a former U.S. Representative who served New York's 15th congressional district from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Rangel was known for his advocacy on issues such as affordable housing, healthcare, and civil rights. He played a significant role in shaping policies related to the urban community and was a prominent figure in the Congressional Black Caucus. Rangel also served as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, where he was involved in tax legislation and social security reform.
I tried to make it clear, and I wish I had been better at it, that as flattered as I am that they are using my name, I am thoroughly convinced that the only reason they are using my name is the ability to attract funds to get this thing…
I rise in opposition because I'm supporting the spirit and the rule. Let me make some things abundantly clear that this would not only not violate the spirit in which we are doing this, but 60 years ago Charles Rangel was a high school…
The Andean Trade Preference Promotion Act continues to enjoy broad bipartisan support, and I believe the program is needed because we have a responsibility to ensure that our market, the largest in the world, remains open to the products…
Mr. Speaker, as most of us know, some time ago in 1991, President Bush, with bipartisan support, reached out to the Andean countries and extended favorable treatment as related to their exports to the United States. This has proven…
The tear that you hear in the voice of the gentleman from Michigan is felt by everybody that knew Guy Vander Jagt. I was with him on Tuesday morning with his beautiful wife Carol, and I would want everybody who knew this man to know that…
I extend my strong support ``The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007'' as included in the Conference Report to H.R. 1591. I am glad that both chambers of Congress, in passing this Conference Report, have spoken to the fact that…
these words that I speak today do not come easily. They flow forth from a deep reservoir of sorrowful emotions that compel me to take this podium. What we witnessed on the campus of Virginia Tech was too much. Too much for anyone to bear…
That signal is that, Mr. President, no president can successfully wage a war when the American people are not supporting you.
as our colleagues know, we passed overwhelmingly the minimum wage bill. But it got into trouble in the Senate as they attempted to attach an $8.2 billion tax cut. I shared the problem that we faced with Mr. McCrery, and we thought that…
I didn't come down here, my colleagues, to talk about General MacArthur, but I guess I knew of him better than anyone in this room. General MacArthur was called out of Korea. He was the commander of the entire Armed Forces there, and left…
I would like to say that I wish that we had had more time to have gone into the details of this proposal, but I want to point out that we have an opportunity to allow the administration to decide how we can best reduce the price of drugs…
I truly believe if we did not have war that there should be a mandatory national service for our young people to have some sense of patriotism during this time of fear of terrorism.
The president recently has said that he's going to extend the war, escalate the war by some 21,000 people, volunteers. Where's he going to get them from?
Well, first of all, I'm against the volunteer Army being used in time of war at the exclusion of other people that I think should be just as patriotic if indeed they believe that our nation is in danger.
I concur, Mr. Speaker, with the observations of the chairman as to the content of this bill. Naturally, this is the last day of the 109th Congress, and I do hope that the new majority would at least learn how not to legislate. Most of the…
as we close this debate, I agree it will be a different Congress, and I will sincerely miss the spirited debate from the distinguished gentleman from California who has served the committee and served the Congress and served this country…
I do hope, as I am voting for the bill, that we might have a chance for those who are here and those who are listening to recognize that 23 million taxpayers are being held hostage by the alternative minimum tax. We have had ample…
this legislative body has been very good to me, and I have been here for well over three decades. Not only did I have, do I have, an opportunity to serve my district and my country in this Congress, but it allowed me to meet and work with…
And more on Congressman Charles Rangel's controversial proposal to bring back the draft.
What I am trying to do is to send the message that when you say we need more troops, that you know where these troops are coming from.
Because the idea of people dying, when people are saying there's no military solution, people saying I don't know why we got in Iraq -- it was poor information -- others saying, we need more troops in Iraq -- and then I hear other people…
If you believe that Osama bin Laden is a threat to the United States of America, and not oil, and not problems he's having, and not civil war, but a threat to us, then you have to say, everyone, put up something.
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