Charles Rangel

I agree with almost everything you said about the future of the United States and the world in terms of trade.

These aren't Democratic proposals; these are Americans proposals.

But if I ask them, is the infrastructure bill included in this, they said, no, the Parliamentarian wouldn't allow it.

Are there any provisions in there that says that, 'And the only way we can make this work is to have an infrastructure--seaports, airports, roads--in order to support the principles that we have and to provide for the leadership of the…

I don't know what happens when we get in this profit. I don't know--I have to trust the President.

When we get back in our districts, we have to figure out, why did this constitutional authority we have pass on, and how is it going to be good for the country?

We do recognize that we have to close these loopholes. And I might say that it appears as though the corporations and the businesses that receive these obscene tax benefits are the ones that actually contribute the most to the parties that…

It seems as though that Congress gave them the authority to do these vicious things against people who never intended to violate the law.

You have done this in policy. And there has to be some way that we can tell the people that have been victims of poor judgment that we regret that this happened.

This never should have happened in the first place is what I am saying.

May the record indicate that I have the same amount of emotion that Mr. Kelly does if certainly something like this has happened.

That law to me is unconstitutional, unreasonable, and stupid.

So collectively, we all have to--in God we have to trust. This means we have given up on the process--55, 56 times. It is time to trust in God. So I am calling upon all of those solid voices there that were waiting to see whether sanity…

I can assure you that trade would mean a heck of a lot more to our constituents than just something that foreigners are dealing with with our President.

I am going to advocate that he be more aggressive in that area.

Where the hell are the jobs?

There is no question in my mind that your position is that this is an economic growth job builder, and the future of America is going to be dependent on our ability to effectively compete and make America stronger.

I think you will agree that the greatest opposition to this trade bill and any trade bill in our great country is the general feeling that jobs will be lost.

I am very optimistic as to what we can accomplish in the next 2 years.

When we vote... It is either yes or it is no.

The President should have trade authority because 435 people cannot negotiate a trade agreement.

I look forward to working with Chairman Tiberi on trade.

Certainly, we all will be getting a lot of mail from the logging companies asking for this legislation in order to create jobs. I wish included in this package would have been the earned income tax credit, a bill that keeps people who work…

If we were serious about passing a bill that has been rehashed in this House and no action has been taken upon it, common sense and reason would dictate that we would work with the Democrats, work with the Senate, and work with the…

Legislatively, time is not on our side this year, and we have a lot of things to consider...