"We owe it to our veterans to work together in Congress to effectively address the tribulations that returning service members are experiencing, not just after service, but during and before discharge."
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Representative Charles B. Rangel
Representing the 15th Congressional District of New York
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) joined Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D- NY) and Donna Christensen (D-VI) and the Black AIDS Institute to lead the forum "Leadership Matters: The Role of Black Leaders in Ending AIDS in America" at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 42nd Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
"I am happy to once again join my friends in the annual celebration of Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year. This special holiday commemorates the start of a new year for my Jewish friends while offering them a time to reaffirm their faith. The calls to prayer and the sound of the shofar ringing through the halls of synagogues around the City during this period should remind us of the religious freedom and practice that we enjoy in our great country. "
"I cannot tell you how happy I am that Jason Puracal and his family are reunited after he spent almost two years in a Nicaraguan prison on trumped up drug charges. Jason and his family's commitment to seeing each other again serves as an example of the lengths we are willing to go for the ones we love."
"Nothing can be further from the truth than Gov. Romney's ridiculous remarks that nearly half of American people do not pay federal income taxes, they pay other federal and state taxes."
In honor of Constitution Day, Congressman Charles B. Rangel reaffirmed his oath to the Constitution and condemned the threats against it posed by the new restrictive voting laws in numerous states across the country. Rangel also marked Citizenship Day, by urging every American citizen to make sure they are registered to vote so they can participate in the electoral process in November.
New York, NY- Congressman Charles B. Rangel released the following statement after the Obama White House filed a trade case today against China, which has provided auto and auto parts companies with at least $1 billion in illegal export subsidies between 2009 and 2011, despite its previous agreement to eliminate all export subsidies when it joined the WTO in 2001:
Congressman Rangel announced that, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the percentage of people in America without health insurance decreased to 15.7 percent in 2011 from 16.3 percent in 2010.
"It is with great pleasure that we come together to celebrate the National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the country. This year's theme, “Diversity United, Building America's Future Today,” aptly embodies the diversity and contributions of 51-million strong Hispanics in America, who have come from all over Latin America and the Caribbean and have become an integral part of the American fabric."
“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."