Quotes By Charles Rangel

I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.

The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.

The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.

My father was absolutely no good.

Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.

The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.

If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.

No one looks forward to a recount.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.

Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.

We don't windsurf in Harlem.

Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.

We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

I feel terrific.

I am running for re-election no matter who runs.

Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.

I don't know whether the number of any particular Latino group has made or will make any particular difference in the issues that I am concerned with.

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.

I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.