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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.
this substitute, for those who are listening, gives an opportunity for people to do the right thing for working families that deserve some type of tax break for their young kids, that deserve a deduction. Again, the basic difference is do…
how historic it would be if we could get back to the idea that tax bills would come out of the tax-writing committee. Every bill that has been coming to the floor has been without the benefit of Republicans and Democrats having an…
I find it difficult to rise in opposition of this resolution, and the reason I do it is because there just does not seem to be enough outrage involved in what is being said. We should not have to apologize for brave men and women. We…
Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel today said Congress should impeach Rumsfeld if the president doesn't fire him over the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal.
Mr. Speaker, let me join in with the gentleman from Pennsylvania in trying to work to eliminate this burden that has been placed on people that it was never intended to penalize. But, Mr. Speaker, before we can work together on this issue…
the chairman may be fascinated by my war experiences. I did not talk about it. When he has time, I will give him more time than he will ever want to hear about it. What I am saying is this: We have an opportunity to laud our service…
My colleagues, I do not know why the majority is reserving their time. Some pretty rough accusations have been made against them as a party. It would just seem to me that there should be enough sensitivity if not to respond to us then at…
I am really surprised that the eloquent chairman of the Committee on Rules with all of the power of words and influence he has, that after a seething attack on the majority, that he would come into the well and say, but it is all in the…
This must be a very important piece of legislation, Mr. Speaker. It is 10 minutes to 12. When else would the majority bring out an important piece of legislation but in the middle of the night? But more importantly than that, tomorrow for…
in 1976 Congressman Tip O'Neill from Massachusetts was selected by the House to serve as Speaker; and while for most of us that was an exciting era, most people did not know that when he came to Washington and brought his family, he…
we are not going to have much of a dispute here. First of all, we were not saying that the majority violated any rules by giving us the substitute 2 minutes before midnight and the description right after midnight. That is your prerogative…
it is my sincere belief that at the end of the day we will all be reading from the same page. In order for us to really resolve this issue, truth has to prevail. I suggest to the majority that we will be referring to the timing of the…
we are getting closer to the truth. And if what the majority is saying is that somehow the chairman recognized that what he did was wrong and rescinded that, we in that room had no idea that it was rescinded. The police had us in that…
I would hope that this discussion at the end of the day would tend to bring more civility to the relationship between the minority and the majority Members. We can continue the animosity. We can continue the ill feelings. But this would…
Mr. Speaker, I think this is one of those days that we will never forget as legislators. This is one of those days that I think as legislators we will never forget. And even though we have some people who have not studied the bill that are…
I remember in the good old days when Republicans used to say that they were going to travel around the country and pull the Tax Code up by the roots. That meant they were going to close loopholes, get rid of shelters, and to have a system…
I rise today to honor two of the Nation's most outstanding civil rights leaders, Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams, on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers. During the 1950s and 1960s, at the height of the civil…
we should thank the heavens that we have got such an honest person like the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay). They do not make people like that anymore. The gentleman from Georgia who spoke so eloquently about the welfare bill that we are…
Albert J. Davis was the chief economist on the Democratic staff of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means. He died Friday, May 30, 2003, of injuries caused by a car hitting him on May 19 in Arlington, Virginia, outside of the…
I rise to oppose the motion for the previous question so that we might have the opportunity to amend a rule and to bring to the House legislation that would bring some equity to the recently passed tax bill. I do not think many Members of…
I am one of the politicians that do not find anything wrong with politics. And if it is politically right to laud the efforts of our men and women overseas that are coming home, then no matter how it is described, I want to be among those…
This giveaway to the wealthiest taxpayers will not create jobs, nor will it reduce the highest rate of unemployment in a decade. It will not provide our stagnant economy with any stimulus. For the taxpayer, it will not reduce their tax…
I rise with great enthusiasm in support of H.R. 1018, the bill designating the building located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York City as the ``James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building.'' I first introduced this…
this is a day that I do not think our country will ever forget. It is a day of infamy. It is a day that the Republican majority has decided that it is their way or the highway. If they have a bill that they are so proud of, why is it that…
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