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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.
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No one should go into debt if a family member gets sick or injured.
Charles B. Rangel
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We can't have Harlem become one borough for the rich.
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The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
Charles B. Rangel -
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 -
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 -
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
Charles B. Rangel -
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
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I didn't ever want to leave Manhattan. I have an abnormal fixation.
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I feel terrific.
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'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.
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If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.
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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