Charles Rangel Quotes
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Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community.
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We all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown, the poor of all colors, have the largest stake not because we have the most to lose, but because we have worked the hardest, and given the most, for what we have achieved.
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We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.
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I really think that most people around the world know how well-intended Americans are.
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I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.
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If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.
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I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.
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Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.
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The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
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I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.
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As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.
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If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.
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A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.
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The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.
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I am running for re-election no matter who runs.
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I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.
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The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because I believe strongly that a national decision to go to war must also include a broad commitment to share its burdens. Whenever Congress decides to fund a war or other U.S. combat activities, it must provide a means to pay for it-then and there-not later. If we don't have the will to fully share the burdens of war, then we have no right to send our sons and daughters into harm's way.
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The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.
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Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.
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I never thought I'd miss Nancy Reagan. There can't be a rating [on the Clinton drug policy] when there hasn't been a performance.
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My president will boldly throw 1 million into poverty.
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Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.
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I was motivated to join in large part because my family needed the money. I would like to say how patriotic we were, but really what motivated me was the excitement my mother would get in receiving a check for my older brother.
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We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.
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Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.
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The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
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The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.
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For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.
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I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.
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