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I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
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The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
Charles B. Rangel
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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 -
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 in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.
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
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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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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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The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
Charles B. Rangel -
The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.
Charles B. Rangel -
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