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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 rise today to urge the Congress to recognize the historic significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, many Americans celebrated their first independence day. However, we must not forget that on this day, the ancestors…
this is one issue that lends itself to true bipartisanship. I think President Bush, when he was campaigning, emphasized why we should not leave any child behind. That is not merely a campaign slogan. If America is just to keep up, we are…
I have found a long time ago at my age that the best way to handle losses like this is to take a deep breath and to thank God that you were so privileged in knowing such a great guy. I lost a brother, and I manage every day to wrestle with…
not one Democrat in this House of Representatives got the chance to participate in this bill.
it took so many years for the other body to come up with some plan to jeopardize Social Security and Medicare, these programs that the American people have come to rely on for so many, many years, the pride and the dignity that older folks…
I do not want to go back to the days of deficit spending. There are a lot of numbers flying around Washington, D.C. these days, and I know a lot of people do not know who to believe. So I am not going to use any of the numbers of the…
When the majority leader refers to the conference, is he talking about the conference that the Speaker selected, you, me, and my chairman, to attend?
I value American citizenship so much that I would hate to see the day that we did not have rules that were strict or standards that were high, because I think that citizenship is such a precious thing that it should not be gained that…
Mr. Speaker, this is not a procedural vote, this is a substantive vote. The gentleman has just said that he has dumped the marriage penalty provision, the estate tax provision, the Portman-Cardin provision, the child credit provision. He…
I would ask the chairman, what makes the Byrd law so powerful that it is one of the few Democratic legacies that we have that the gentleman has not dismantled? Everything else we believed in, in health care and Social Security and…
the one word that could describe the procedure that we are going through this afternoon is ``outrageous.'' It is outrageous what is happening to this House of Representatives, and even more painful is what is happening to my beloved…
I yield myself 30 seconds to ask the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady) to answer a couple of questions if he has the time, because he talked about helping small businesses. He talked about marriage penalty. I assume he wants estate tax…
on April 26 I inadvertently voted ``yea'' on final passage of H.R. 503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, when it was my strong intent to vote ``no'' on the bill. I feel that the best way to protect the fetus is to better protect the…
I wanted to take a minute or two to offer a truce to the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier) on this class warfare and would agree that we could find some meeting of the mind if we could get into the Republican rhetoric some talk about…
I was moved by their concern for these African Americans. I thought it was the beginning of the new Republican civil rights movement. But I told them that I had shared my concerns about this with some of these people, and they agreed with…
Mr. Speaker, we are here for act III of the tax follies of the year 2001. It is interesting. We have heard everyone say, and I do not need to repeat the fact, that there is no tax relief for 10 years. It is simply that they want the…
Mr. Speaker, I agree with the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas), the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, it is only seven pages, but what is in those seven pages? This is not the tax bill that we hear the President talking…
I am here to oppose any tax cut until we get a budget. Now, the last speaker... Those numbers do not add up, and that is just one part of this budget.
I guess that shows us the type of person that Julian was, that he even at that time, when he was facing some type of a health setback, he was more concerned about the feelings of his colleagues. In this great body of Members of Congress…
as the dean of the New York State Delegation, let me say to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Forbes) you are a class act no matter what party label that you have had, working with you in the delegation, always the first thing that you had…
I want my words taken down to say that it is a fraud on the American people to say that we adjourned yesterday 8 o'clock this morning in order to trick the American people into believing that yesterday is today. If you want to take my…
As we close the debate on this issue, quite a number of the majority Members are concerned about the President of the United States getting involved in spending programs. I would just want the Record to be clear that the President will not…
Two minutes, Mr. Speaker, how do you talk about Patrick Moynihan in 2 minutes? It would take 2 minutes to thank Liz for allowing you to do all the wonderful things that you have been able to do: Only in America. It makes us so proud, those…
Mr. Speaker, I was so moved by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant), the previous speaker. But just let me say this, it seems as though the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer), chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, in his remarks…
I would like to commend the Republicans and Democrats on this committee, the leadership, as well as the administration, to commend Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Eizenstat and Assistant Secretary John Talisman in the way they approached…
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