Charles B. Rangel Quotes

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• What are we Democrats fighting for? We are not fighting for salvation and going to heaven. But we are fighting for Medicaid, Medicare, health care,…
• Not having insurance not only destroys your life, it destroys your fiscal life. It breaks up marriages. You cannot functions anywhere unless you have good…
• Our nation has come so far since 1968 when Dr. King was assassinated, but I know we can do better to achieve The Dream, and…
• In various fields, such as science, technology, sports, business and the arts, immigrants enrich our culture every single day.
• Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will…
• Those of us in the Congress must confront and overcome Republican intransigence to increasing the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and protecting food stamps.
• I authored the Universal National Service Act because I believe that everyone in America should contribute to the greater good of America.
• I went to college and law school with the help of the GI Bill. That experience moved me so much, I dedicated the rest of…
• After the threat of war is gone, we should not turn our backs on the men and women who eliminated that threat. We should embrace…
• I still remember March 31, 1981, when a deeply disturbed John Hinckley Jr. took aim at President Ronald Reagan and fired shots that hospitalized the…
• We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access to…
• So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley from ever buying firearms in…
• Supporting mental wellness is crucial to any goal of decreasing gun violence in America.
• 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…
• I proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War as an artillery operations specialist in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion in…
• Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive…
• No one should go into debt if a family member gets sick or injured.
• When people are healthy and not hungry, they are stronger workers building a robust economy.
• Since coming to Congress in 1971, I have been fighting to help create an environment where the goals of the National Work and the Family…
• America was born as a nation of immigrants who have always contributed to its greatness.

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