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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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I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
Charles B. Rangel
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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 -
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
Charles B. Rangel -
I feel terrific.
Charles B. Rangel -
Living in America means enjoying freedoms that people in many other countries cannot.
Charles B. Rangel -
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.
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
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The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
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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.
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The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.
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No one should go into debt if a family member gets sick or injured.
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