Charles Rangel

Mr. Speaker, I want to once again thank the majority leader, the gentleman from Texas, especially for introducing this resolution, but to also point out that, as he leaves the Congress, I, for one, want to say that I have enjoyed the…

This tragedy had to occur in somebody's congressional district, and it was the 9th Congressional District; and those people are so fortunate that he is leading the way not only for the economic recovery but for the compassionate recovery…

My colleagues, when the terrorists struck New York City, many of us recognized that the problems that we had as Republicans and Democrats, as blacks and whites, as Jew and gentile, was not nearly as important as working together as a city…

I am resisting and voting against the rule because it does not allow the House of Representatives an opportunity to work its will. We have in this bill a provision that would allow us to hold back the fundings of the Joint Committee on…

I object to the gentleman characterizing the ex-President of the United States of America, President Clinton, who actually brought about the surplus that we used to enjoy.

Mr. Speaker, I always am impressed by the chairman of the committee's use of words. He said that we are out here because of the exigencies of circumstances. What he means is, we made a mess and we got to fix it. It is a mess that did not…

A lot of strange things are happening on the Republican watch as the Committee on Ways and Means loses all of its jurisdiction. I was just about to blame the Republican leadership; and, lo and behold, it is the Senate that is responsible…

there is a way to get out of this dilemma in an attempt to restore some degree of bipartisanship to a trade bill. This is what we enjoyed when we were dealing with the Caribbean Basin Initiative, with China, with the African Growth and…

this motion to recommit gives us the final opportunity to bring some thread of responsibility to what we are doing this evening, and that is to make certain that we do not jeopardize Social Security; that we do not really make the people…

Mr. Chairman, I do not think we really are that far apart. As the dean of the New York delegation, I cannot thank this House enough for responding to the strike that the terrorists made against our great city and, therefore, our great…

I want to say that our customs officials and agencies and employees are our first line of defense against terrorism. They do a fantastic job. But under this particular bill they are granted immunity for their conduct when they perform…

H.R. 2871, the Export-Import Reauthorization Act, strengthens an important tool to promote U.S. exports and U.S. jobs. By law, the Export-Import Bank finances only exports made in the United States. In other words, the Bank supports…

I would like to ask some questions of the gentleman, because he has made some pretty bold statements out here. Did not the Republican leadership promise that they would not invade the Social Security trust fund? Did they not put this in a…

when the Enron scandal started, so many reporters were trying to associate this with the administration and they did all they could to distance themselves from this conduct that was just repugnant to everything that fairness and equity…

Mr. Speaker, first, I thank the distinguished chairman for that eloquent essay against communism. It is refreshing to know that this bill is trying to minimize the class differences that we have in this Nation between the captains of…

I have to admit that the chairman is one of the brightest people that we have in the House, if not in the Congress; but the gentleman does not have a reputation of supporting campaign finance reform; and the Members who think they…

I want to support what the chairman of the committee has said and the cooperative spirit that existed on the Ways and Means Committee under the leadership of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Houghton) in working with the gentleman from…

I have been in this august body with great pride for over 3 decades. I have seen some pretty political things happen on this floor on both sides of the aisle, but this has to be one of the most mean things that I have seen since I have…

let me join with the gentlewoman from Washington in wishing President Reagan a happy birthday and in saying that, as most people should know, that this is a tax policy bill, but because it deals with more politics than policy, it did not…

Mr. Speaker, when it comes to the state of the budget, so much has changed in the last several months. Our economy is struggling, unemployment is up, and we are fighting a war against terrorism. But with the President's budget released…

Mr. Speaker, if anyone can tell me how they get these credits. All I am saying is that I respect that the gentlewoman knows that we had a bill and she studied it and she would like to critique it. I only wish that the majority would have…

I do not have a bill. I am saying, in the gentlewoman's bill, how do they negotiate the credit?

they say, what bill? It is the bill that they denied the opportunity for this body to debate, the Democratic alternative.

I remember when I was in law school, one of my professors said when the law is not on your side, raise your voice. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it does not. But these new, fresh ideas, I guess the best time to get them is in the middle of…

12:40, and 8 million people without work. Some of these people have been described as being ``unproductive.'' But all of these people have been promised that this Congress of this great Nation, that we would not only feel their pain, but…