"Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with……" — Charles B. Rangel
"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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Charles B. Rangel
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58 Quotes by Charles B. Rangel
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What are we Democrats fighting for? We are not fighting for salvation and going to heaven. But we are fighting…
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Not having insurance not only destroys your life, it destroys your fiscal life. It breaks up marriages. You cannot functions…
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Our nation has come so far since 1968 when Dr. King was assassinated, but I know we can do better…
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In various fields, such as science, technology, sports, business and the arts, immigrants enrich our culture every single day.
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Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American…
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Those of us in the Congress must confront and overcome Republican intransigence to increasing the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance…
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I authored the Universal National Service Act because I believe that everyone in America should contribute to the greater good…
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I went to college and law school with the help of the GI Bill. That experience moved me so much,…
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After the threat of war is gone, we should not turn our backs on the men and women who eliminated…
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I still remember March 31, 1981, when a deeply disturbed John Hinckley Jr. took aim at President Ronald Reagan and…
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We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental…
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So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley…
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