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Since the enactment of the War Powers Act in 1973, which I supported then and support now, Congress has been reluctant to assert its authority when presidents decide to send American soldiers into harm's way.
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Living in America means enjoying freedoms that people in many other countries cannot.
Charles B. Rangel
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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.
Charles B. Rangel -
I feel terrific.
Charles B. Rangel -
I didn't ever want to leave Manhattan. I have an abnormal fixation.
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 -
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 -
In the battle of Kunu-ri, more than 5,000 American soldiers were killed, wounded or taken as prisoners of war. Ninety percent of my unit was killed.
Charles B. Rangel
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Under Saddam Hussein, the nation of Iraq possessed and used chemical weapons against both their own Kurdish population and Iranian military forces.
Charles B. Rangel -
I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.
Charles B. Rangel -
No one looks forward to a recount.
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 -
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 -
I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
Charles B. Rangel