Charles Rangel

My colleagues, the last few days in New York people have been asking me: Do you really think Paul Ryan is going to become Speaker of the House? I said: No. They said: Why? Don't you believe he is intelligent, smart, dedicated? I said: That…

I join with my colleagues in welcoming the distinguished President of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America to confer with our great President. In 1950, I visited Korea for the first time as a combat infantryman. When I…

But who is going to tell me sitting here, just put up your hand to say that the education of Americans' ability to make a contribution to our national defense is a State issue?

How can we sit here and say that the cost of labor and the disparity that we have in income is going to make it possible for a guy with our salary, that you are concerned about your kids getting an education?

It shouldn't be before our Committee. It's a national security issue.

As a patriot, are any of you going to tell me that education is a local issue and that the States are not being responsible when we are talking about technology, science, cyber space?

I cannot think of any issue more important to my country than the issue that you have raised.

I come at this with a strong, emotional bias that out of the pits of a high school dropout...

I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for pulling together this tribute. It is moving and emotional that we do this after the visit to these Chambers by the Pope, who made it abundantly clear how all of us, no matter how ordinary we are, can…

I thank the ranking member. Are we here to embarrass Presidents, Republicans, and Democrats or are we here to preserve the dignity and the integrity of the United States of America, no matter who is the President? If ever there was a time…

My fellow Members, this is a historic occasion for the House and a very emotional time for me because, unfortunately, I have known war. I have known the horrors of war. And I speak for all of those that have had this horrendous experience…

I don't think I can do that. Because the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan) said that China and Russia are supporting this because they want to sell arms to Iran. I think that was despicable because that includes the United Kingdom, that…

This is the problem that some of us had in Congress, and not rocking the boat, and I am surprised that this panel is affected the same way by powerful people that decide policy on health care, as well as disability.

If you don't want to wrestle with the question, please don't take time of the five minutes.

I hear Chairman Johnson talk about our moral responsibility, and I am certain that other people on his side of the aisle will be talking about the Federal Government's obligation to do something for people who work hard every day.

I think this hearing gives us an opportunity to see what we can agree on, and how we can use this to bring us together.

I certainly hope that it would be possible to take advantage of this opportunity for you to see the issues that we are wrestling with.

This is a good day for America, and it is a good day for us in the House. There are so many people to thank for making this day possible, not just for the people in developing countries in Africa, but, more importantly, for Americans who…

I have no further requests for time. I reserve the balance of my time.

I conclude by saying that, when issues are serious enough for us to draft other people's kids, when they are serious enough for us to say that we are not going to borrow money from Communist China to pay for these wars, then I can be…

I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, at this time I concur with the gentleman from Texas. Members have worked hard in perfecting these bills, and I support H.R. 2570. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lee, I thought the House would be screaming at the opportunity to justify sending young men and women to a part of the world that we believe is of danger to the entire community. I am so amazed that people are…

I concur with the objectives of this bill. I advocate a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would just like to say that this has been one of the most exciting recent legislative experiences I have had, where we are dealing with Americans who are not Republican and Democrat, but they are sick people; and, in this particular…

I join with the gentleman from Texas in supporting H.R. 2570. Representative Diane Black and Representative Earl Blumenauer have worked hard on this issue. This legislation will allow the Secretary of HHS to conduct a demonstration, giving…