Charles B. Rangel Quotes

United States, Politician
June 11, 1930

Charles Bernard Rangel is an American politician who was a U.S. Representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the House of Representatives at the time of his retirement, serving continuously since 1971. As its most senior member, he was also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation. Rangel was the first African-American Chair of the influential House Ways and Means Committee. He is also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.
Charles B. Rangel
- Walking
- Kitchen
Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.
Charles B. Rangel
- Country
- Society

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
- Military
The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
Charles B. Rangel
No one should go into debt if a family member gets sick or injured.
Charles B. Rangel
- Family
- Sick
As every American who has ever received a paycheck is aware, the amount of money earned and the amount actually brought home are not the same.
Charles B. Rangel
- Money
- Home
- American
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
- American
- War
- Support
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
Charles B. Rangel
- Today
- Slavery

I didn't ever want to leave Manhattan. I have an abnormal fixation.
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
- Why
I feel terrific.
Charles B. Rangel
I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.
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
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
- American
- War
- Taken

The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.
Charles B. Rangel
- People
- Black
- Storm