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As a veteran, I know firsthand the satisfaction there is in defending the democracy you so strongly believe in, but I can also attest to the trauma encountered from combat on the battlefield.
Charles B. Rangel -
If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.
Charles B. Rangel
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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.
Charles B. Rangel -
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.
Charles B. Rangel -
I didn't ever want to leave Manhattan. I have an abnormal fixation.
Charles B. Rangel -
Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without worry over who fights them. I sincerely believe that reinstating the draft would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation.
Charles B. Rangel -
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.
Charles B. Rangel -
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.
Charles B. Rangel
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The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.
Charles B. Rangel -
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
Charles B. Rangel -
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.
Charles B. Rangel -
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
Charles B. Rangel -
The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.
Charles B. Rangel -
I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
Charles B. Rangel