Charles B. Rangel Quotes

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.

• Community

Whether you are Republican or Democrat or liberal or conservative, we should never, never, never allow ourselves emotionally to interfere with another person's right to express themselves.

Not having insurance not only destroys your life, it destroys your fiscal life. It breaks up marriages. You cannot functions anywhere unless you have good health.

• Life
• Up
• Good

Manufactured scandals prohibit public servants from doing the job they were elected or appointed to do.

• Job

Supporting mental wellness is crucial to any goal of decreasing gun violence in America.

• America
• Violence
• Gun

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

• Country
• Freedom
• Democracy

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.

• Country
• Democracy
• Integrity

I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.

• Up
• Good
• Job

I am proud to represent New York's 13th Congressional District, which has one of the largest and diverse populations in the country.

• Country
• Proud

Our nation has come so far since 1968 when Dr. King was assassinated, but I know we can do better to achieve The Dream, and that is why I keep marching on.

• Why
• Dream
• King

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

• Today
• Growing
• Service

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

• Future
• Success
• Education

I applaud President Obama for launching his 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative that is aimed to empower our youth to achieve success.

• Success
• Brother

America was born as a nation of immigrants who have always contributed to its greatness.

• America
• Greatness

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.

• Rumors

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.

• Men
• Women
• War

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

• War
• Education
• Quality

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

• War
• Priority

In various fields, such as science, technology, sports, business and the arts, immigrants enrich our culture every single day.

• Business
• Science
• Culture

It's morally wrong, and economically self-defeating, that so much wealth flows upwards towards the richest of Americans, while millions work full time but still can't provide for their families.

• Time
• Work

We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access to psychiatric services in this country.

• Country
• Health
• Violence

I am running for re-election no matter who runs.

• Running

As a Korean War Veteran, I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

• Why
• War
• Nature

The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.

• People
• American
• War