Charles Rangel

When this country's in trouble, and people believe it requires a military solution, I don't see how they can be against a draft.

You don't come into my country, you don't come into my congressional district, and you don't condemn my president.

I have been in this place a long time, but I do not remember even this close to an election seeing the type of hypocrisy that we see today. There is only one ship that they would like to see get on the waters, and that is the estate tax…

Tom Manton was not only a great guy, but for those of us who have been involved in politics, as I said earlier, he truly was a politician's politician. You did not have to ask a question and hear a lot of arguments that you did not…

Is at this stage a motion to adjourn in order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion to adjourn is not in order. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote

What is the time? I think I would want the majority to catch up in terms of the time gap. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rehberg). The gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) has 4\1/4\ minutes. The gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) has…

The germaneness is who is going to pay for this bill that is before us today? And the motion to recommit says that we should consider the millions of people who work every day that don't get this type of relief.

if the rich don't want it and the middle class don't want it, why can't we get on with just the minimum-wage increase and put this behind us? Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee) has a unanimous consent request. (Mr…

Well, I will yield to the Chair to determine what is fair and what is equitable as we talk about the lives of working people that pay taxes every day as opposed to having a trillion dollars to be disbursed to people who don't pay taxes…

I would like to yield for 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Jones), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee. {time} 1430

I would like to yield 2\1/4\ minutes to a leader in the United States Congress and a member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Becerra).

I recognize the conscience of the Democratic Caucus, Mr. Lewis, the gentleman from Georgia, for 2 minutes.

and that is the best they can do. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the outstanding gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin).

I would like our Democratic whip, the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), to be given 2\1/2\ minutes.

First of all, when I asked for a vote, you asked for the votes for the ayes. It was my intention, in case we had lost, to ask for a vote on this because a quorum is not present. What is happening here, and my parliamentary inquiry is, once…

one may wonder how germane is it when we are considering a bill that 7,500 families will be the beneficiary at the cost of $800 billion, as opposed to what I am raising in the motion to recommit, and that is the lives of 6.6 million…

may I respond? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York is recognized.

Well, that was my point, that I am trying to show the significance of taxpayers; taxpayers, where one group is at the minimum wage, and people who, right now 99.7 percent of these people, do not pay taxes on their estate. So clearly we are…

I regret that the majority has seen fit to bring to this floor a political statement where if you vote against it, you are voting against our troops; and if you vote for it, of course you are supporting the President's policy. But being a…

Yes, in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Rangel moves to recommit the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4297) to the committee of conference with…

Yeah, that next bill will probably be $100 billion. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Pomeroy), an outstanding member of the Ways and Means Committee.

let me first thank Mr. Nussle and the Republican leadership for bringing up an important bill and allowing us to discuss it during the daytime hours. It is so unusual that I just wonder when the vote is going to take place, but I do hope…

I yield 2 minutes to the outstanding gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott), a member of the Ways and Means Committee. (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Chairman, when I…

the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act passed the House today, Wednesday April 5, 2006. This Act calls for action. The specific intent and purpose of this Act must be implemented immediately by the Administration. It is too late for more…

I rise to pay homage to the Tuskegee Airmen, whose outstanding valor in World War II inspired revolutionary reform in the U.S. Armed Services. H.R. 1259 which I introduced on March 10, 2005 recognizes these achievements and on behalf of…