Battle Grows Over Rangels Future
- By Tory Newmyer and Jackie Kucinich
- Roll Call Staff
- March 2, 2010, Midnight
House Republicans are renewing their drive to force embattled Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) to surrender his gavel in the wake of his ethics wrist slap last week. And with politically vulnerable Democrats starting to peel off and join the call, top party strategists are wondering how long the Harlem Democrat can maintain his perch atop the tax-writing panel.
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