Charles Rangel Quotes (60 Quotes)


    If Giuliani thought Hillary Clinton was a candidate, he'd be looking for a job,

    I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.

    Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.

    I'm not certain that voters are sophisticated enough to see this as Republican wrongdoing rather than a crooked Congress, ... So we have to be very careful how we handle this.

    At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.


    This is basically a historic moment for those of us in Harlem. How seldom do we come to find that one of our own is going to be part of the leadership of this great state

    Some of you know I've been reported as saying Eliot Spitzer is one of the smartest people in the world, if not the smartest. It takes a lot of political courage to reach out and make an independent decision.

    From a high-tech point of view, an agriculture point of view, a goods-and-services point of view, a great deal of committee Democrats have no choice except to support allowing America access to these markets,

    Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

    This is our business, ... At the end of the day, these are our kids.


    It never entered my mind that she was not going to be a candidate, ... And I do believe that she was taking a heavy hit on the fact that so many people were uncertain as to what she might do.

    I know the Republicans want to have a political gimmick to have on Valentine's day, and that's what this is about, ... It's not too late for us to work together. There's enough things for us to argue about come November, but I would think that the American people would want us to work together.

    The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

    There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

    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.

    The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

    I think it's wrong, whether it's President Clinton or President Bush, to take this extraordinary action without the direct support and consultation of the U. S. Congress as well as the U. N.,

    It's no profile in courage for us to say you are now able to borrow money from your pension fund and have it penalty free,

    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.

    The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.

    I think America and the world wants us to show the outrage not by rhetoric, but by taking action,

    Many of the undocumented immigrants from the Caribbean islands have been living, working and making vital contributions to our country for many years.

    I truly believe that there's a little bit of Rosa Parks in all Americans who have the courage to say enough is enough and stand up for what they believe in. She did such a small thing, but it was so courageous for her as a humble person to do.

    The war has not changed the fact that our children need better schools, the sick need to be assured of patients' rights protections and our seniors need affordable prescription drug benefits,

    Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.

    The President's policies in Iraq contributed to the slow response of federal troops who should have been on alert even before the hurricane struck.

    If we believe in our current penal process, then the penalties imposed by judges and juries should be the only sanctions for one's crime, not the invisible sanctions of the legislature.

    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.

    Watch Freddy Ferrer and remember this election it's not only going to be an election for our city, it's going to be a signal for what happens in the Senate, in the House of Representatives, and it's going to be a signal for change in the country,

    The Republicans have sequestered themselves in a room in order to piece together a political bill they know is going nowhere,

    Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.

    The panel has set back, rather than advanced, the prospects for reform by failing to offer realistic proposals that fairly distribute the tax burden across income levels and the states,

    Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

    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.

    We have a million people -- a million Americans out there that have worked every day, that have paid into the unemployment compensation package -- and the bad cops are saying, 'forget about it,'

    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.


    If the president wants to get serious, he will convene a true summit with leaders from both parties, ... The difficulties that the American people are feeling take more to solve than a half day an hour's drive from the ranch.

    This little kid who was found abandoned in the ocean brought a face to the people who were in Miami -- a face that showed hatred, a face that showed ignorance, a face that showed they had no respect at all for the things that Americans believed in,

    The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

    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.

    The whole Republican rationale for passing such a big tax cut is that we needed to send the surpluses back to the people. How ironic is it that we are now borrowing from the people in order to pay them their checks

    As we enter this annual season of threat in 2005, this Congress should take the lead in preparing our Caribbean neighbors for the events to come.

    Millions of American citizens who have been convicted of crimes in the past are denied the ability to cast ballots in elections.

    This bill has nothing to do with China. It has everything to do with getting votes for DR-CAFTA,

    Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

    The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.

    The more light that shines on this, the longer it is going to take, ... There are some responsible Republicans in the House who are going to take a long, hard look at the way they have been treated by the Republican leadership.

    Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.


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