Ex-Rep. Charlie Rangel, Fixture on Capitol Hill for Nearly Half a Century, Dead at 94

Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94

Charles B. Rangel, the former dean of New York’s congressional delegation, who became the first Black chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, only to relinquish that position when he was censured for an ethics violation, died Monday…

Charles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94

Rangel was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and became the first Black chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Former Rep. Charles Rangel, who represented Harlem in Congress for 47 years, dies at 94

Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94. His family confirmed the death in a statement provided by City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent. He died at a hospital in New York, Stent said. A veteran of the Korean War, he defeated legendary Harlem politician Ad…

Charlie from Lenox Ave.: Rep. Rangel rose from little to the very top

Charlie Rangel was on his way to being another forlorn New Yorker born during the Depression and raised during WWII, dropping out of high school with two years to go. But Charlie from Lenox Ave. enlisted in the Army and survived combat in the Korean War, earning a Bronze Star and sergeants stripes, turning his life around. Back home, he got his diploma, followed by college and law degrees and he rose to chair the most powerful committee in Congr…

Congressman Who Lived in 4 Rent-Controlled Apts While Failing to Pay Taxes on Villa Dies

Rangel asked the committee to discount allegations that he is "a crook". The post Congressman Who Lived in 4 Rent-Controlled Apts While Failing to Pay Taxes on Villa Dies appeared first on Frontpage Mag.