Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.Collection: Veterans
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.Collection: Equality
No American should live in fear of going to work or sending their kids to school. Let's end the fear. Let's enforce existing gun laws.Collection: Fear
Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.Collection: Education
Since the Korean War, U.S. and South Korea have established an enduring friendship with shared interests, such as denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, combating aggression abroad and developing our economies.Collection: War
Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.Collection: Positive
The Affordable Care Act has been designed to provide health security by driving competition, lowering premiums, and protecting families.Collection: Health
A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.Collection: War
The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.Collection: War
The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.
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.
I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.
I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery.
We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.
As a high school dropout, I understand the value of education: A second chance at obtaining my high school diploma through the G.I. Bill led me to attend college and law school and allowed me the opportunity to serve in Congress.
The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.
Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.
I am running for re-election no matter who runs.
Living in New York City, I am reminded by the Statue of Liberty that the United States of America has always welcomed those yearning to breathe free and seek a better life.
Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.
Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.
As a Korean War Veteran, I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.
We don't windsurf in Harlem.
The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.
The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.
Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.
The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black.
Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.
As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.
Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.
Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.
We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.
If we believe in our current penal process, then the penalties imposed by judges and juries should be the only sanctions for one's crime, not the invisible sanctions of the legislature.
I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.
If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.
I don't know whether the number of any particular Latino group has made or will make any particular difference in the issues that I am concerned with.
If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.
No one looks forward to a recount.
For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.
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.
I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.
I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.