Rangel Wants to Keep Gavel
Roll Call Staff
Embattled Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) acknowledged Wednesday that he owes about $5,000 in back taxes to the federal government and a similar amount in state and city taxes on rental income from a vacation property. But he pushed back against Republican demands he give up his gavel while the ethics committee probes the issue, along with two other matters involving the veteran Harlem legislator.
Forget your password? Click here or
Call 202-824-6800
Subscribe to Print and/or Online
Click Here
Hill Users have Free access,
click Here to register.
Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article
Roll Call Video Channels
