Honorable Charles Rangel
United States Representative, New York, Democrat
Representative Rangel was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1970. He serves as chair of the Ways and Means Committee. The following is excerpted from the February 14–16, 2007, House floor debate on H. Con. Res. 63, the Iraq War Resolution. I want to thank those whohave given us an opportunity today to express ourselves under question of lifeand death. Very few people have this responsibility, yet those here in thisHouse, you didn’t get elected to do this, but today you have to decide whetheror not you want this war to continue and how many people…
