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Rangel: Statement On August Jobs Report

Rangel: Statement On August Jobs Report

September 10, 2012

"Today's jobs report reflects continual progress under President Barack Obama's fiscal policies."

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Rangel To DREAMers: Start Applying For Deferred Action

Rangel To DREAMers: Start Applying For Deferred Action

August 15, 2012

1.7 million DREAMers start applying for deferred action...

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Rangel: On 47th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act

Rangel: On 47th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act

August 6, 2012

""Today marks the 47th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation passed in 1965 which guaranteed the right to vote for all American citizens -- regardless of their color.

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09/12/2012

Rangel Condemns The Attack On Americans In Benghazi And Calls For Unity On The Homefront

“My thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, and two other Americans that lost their lives as a result of this outrageous attack on the U.S. Diplomatic Post in Benghazi, Libya."

09/11/2012

Rangel: We Will Always Remember 9/11

"Today our nation remembers and mourns the loss of nearly 3,000 victims whose precious lives were lost, eleven years ago on September 11, 2001. We were attacked by terrorists on our own soil, yet we stood resiliently as one indivisible nation in the midst of a painful tragedy that deeply impacted the way we live in the world since. "

09/10/2012

Rangel Statement On August Jobs Report

"Today's jobs report reflects continual progress under President Barack Obama's fiscal policies. Democrats have made our policy agenda clear: By focusing our efforts and investments into manufacturing, small businesses, education, and infrastructure, we can strengthen our country’s middle class and get America back on the top."

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08/17/2012

The Story of Social Security

August 14th is the 77th Anniversary of Social Security being signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before Social Security, most working Americans retired into poverty. Today, 160 million workers are building toward a more secure retirement for themselves and...

08/02/2012

2012 Working Families Report Card: Grading The Republican House On Job Creation And Job Quality

Senior Democratic member George Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the August 2012 edition of the “Working Families Report Card: Grading the Republican House on Job Creation and Job Quality" today.  It contains a...

08/01/2012

FACT SHEET: Side-By-Side Comparison Of House Democratic And GOP Tax Plans

Today, the House will take up H.R. 8., the Republican Tax Plan, as well as a Democratic substitute.  The following side-by-side demonstrates the differences of the two approaches.Also linked here is a letter from 132 organizations, from the Alliance of...

07/30/2012

Nearly 60 Years After Armistice, Korean War Hasn't Ended

Fifty-nine years after the United States and the United Nations signed an armistice agreement with North Korea and China to end the three-year-old Korean War, all the parties to the war are still technically at war.

06/18/2012

Silent Treatment for NYPD

Thousands of protesters marched in silence through Manhattan on Sunday in an effort to end the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk" policy, which they claim disproportionately affects young black and Latino men.

06/18/2012

Silent march to protest NYPD's "stop-and-frisk" policy

Several thousand New Yorkers marched silently down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue from lower Harlem to the mayor's Upper East Side townhouse on Sunday to protest the New York Police Department's contentious stop-and-frisk policy.

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07/20/2012

Tax Justice: Our Nation Is At Stake

"President Barack Obama recently called on Congress to extend tax breaks for America's 114 million middle-income families that make less than $250,000. The President has also proposed to let the Bush era's high-income tax cuts expire at the end of this year and use the resulting $1 trillion in savings over 10 years as part of a balanced plan to reduce deficits and debt and put the nation in the right direction towards shoring up our national budget."

07/11/2012

Education Is Key To Stronger America

It is important to invest in our students early in the education process. That is why I sponsored the Rebuilding America's Schools Act which will allocate $11 billion for various school construction projects and allow schools to borrow money at little to no interest. Schools must have adequate funding in order to support certain operational or expansionary investments.

05/29/2012

Rep. Charlie Rangel On Black America’s Truest Heroes

Black soldiers have fought and died in every American war, both abroad and domestic. Throughout history, they have demonstrated courage and valor in the face of discrimination and prejudice. It is our patriotic duty to admire their resolve and honor their unwavering dedication to service.

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