Charles B. Rangel

A default on our debts as a result of not meeting our obligations would be a disaster for the stock market, and Americans would see their retirement funds shrivel up.

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 them and keep our promises we made to them.

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.

Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.

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.

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

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 the trauma encountered from combat on the battlefield.

From leading the world into the age of democracy to spearheading the technological revolution, America has always been at the forefront of greatness.

The right to vote should be considered sacred in our democracy.

I authored the Universal National Service Act because I believe that everyone in America should contribute to the greater good of America.

I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.

For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.