CBC and Pelosi offer embattled congressman full support' in his tax
drama. September
18, 2008
[image: Charlie Rangel]
*The Congressional Black Caucus says it offers its "100 percent
support" to Democratic congressman Charlie Rangel despite Republican calls
for him to step down as House Ways and Means Chairman pending an Ethics
Committee investigation into his taxes.
The Caucus support came one day after Monday's inconclusive 90-minute
meeting between Rangel and Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who
also announced her support for Rangel.
The Harlem Representative admitted last week that in recent years he
has underpaid his taxes by about $10,000. His lawyer says Rangel flubbed
his tax return by failing to record some $75,000 of rental income he
received from a beach house he owns at a posh Dominican Republic
resort.
Rangel says it was an honest mistake, explaining that he didn't know
how much income he received from the property because his Dominican business
partners would "start speaking Spanish."
Rangel's lawyer, Lanny Davis, told reporters that Rangel stepping
down "is not even on the table... He will not be stepping down."
The legislator was scheduled to address the entire Democratic caucus
during their weekly meeting -- and is then scheduled to address New York
State's Democratic delegation.
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"Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over
their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change."
- Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
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