Charles Rangel

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…

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…

After 45 years in the House, I would be less than honest to say that there is certain legislation that I have concern with in terms of what happens after I leave this Congress, but I am so pleased to say that the gentlewoman from…

I want to take this time to thank the chairman for changing the pay- for for the TAA. I just wondered, after that very difficult and complex negotiation, why in the world they would tie that up with TPA. That means that those votes now, it…

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks), my friend and distinguished member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, one of the most knowledgeable persons in the House on the issue of trade.

Reclaiming my time, I am glad to hear that. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), and I thank him publicly for the great work that he has put into this issue, as well as all the important issues.

It is my understanding that the TAA complex pay-for has been taken care of under your leadership under the bill that is before us. My question was: Why in the world would you tie that up with TPA? When you accomplish one problem, it seems…

How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Graves of Louisiana). The gentleman from New York has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 397, nays 32, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 345] YEAS--397 Abraham Adams Aderholt Aguilar Allen Amodei…

Once again, I want to thank Chairman Ryan. He epitomizes what can happen when we find a cause that is good for our country and good for the rest of the world. I thank Speaker Boehner, who allowed this meaningful leadership agreement to…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker and Members, this is more than just a trade bill. I want to thank Chairman Ryan for making certain that this did not come anywhere near the controversies that surround us in the trade…

Thank you, Mr. Johnson, for not drinking all of that Kool-Aid that you had in the back against ObamaCare.

It seems like compassion should override partisanship.

I just thought that the right thing for Americans to do was to believe that health care was a part of the pursuit of happiness.

It should pain us as human beings if a person goes to a doctor and finds out that the child has an illness but he can't get insurance.

If you are crippled, if you are blind, if you are disabled, if you want help, and if money and insurance is what is keeping you from getting it, you cannot give a better political home run ball to the American people to decide a basic…

I was listening to the eloquent words of my friend from Texas about the importance of research and development, and I can't think of any member on our committee that could not agree with him more. {time} 1415 While he was eloquently…

My dear friends, the good people of Staten Island and Brooklyn of the great city and State of New York have sent to us a man to represent the Empire State of New York, the open door for immigrants who have come here historically from all…

I am thankful for this opportunity. I feel so proud to be an American and be in this great country where so many Members of Congress have come from families and communities that have been poor, without the dreams or hopes that they would…

I come from a community that knows tax collectors. And they are the most mercenary, insensitive people in the world.

I said: 'You must be kidding me.'

I always learn from Congressman Kelly on the floor as well as here.

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

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

I will have to tell this to my teachers and the sick people who are on health care that the American dream, as he says as a businessman, is to do more and to get less benefits from it.