Ways & Means Press Releases

May 2003 (May 23, 2003) Rep. Rangel Comments On Final Passage Of Republican Tax Cut Bill (May 20, 2003) Rep. Rangel Reacts To White House “Deal” On Dividend Tax Cut (May 20, 2003) Rep. Rangel Introduces Legislation To Force President Bush To Submit Balanced Budget (May 16, 2003) N.Y.’s Extended Unemployment Benefits Program Ends One Week Earlier Than Rest Of Nation (May 15, 2003) House Republicans Vote Three Times To Prevent Vote To Extend Unemployment Benefits Before They Expire On May 31 (May 9, 2003) Rep. Rangel Statement On House GOP’s Attempt To Prevent Consideration Of Bill To Grow Economy And Create Jobs (May 7, 2003) Crane And Rangel React To EU Announcement Of “Deadline” For U.S. To Repeal FSC/ETI Or Face Sanctions (May 7, 2003) Ways And Means Top Democrat Joins House Democratic Leaders In Introducing Jobs And Economic Growth Plan (May 6, 2003) Rep. Rangel: House Republican Tax Bill Has Nothing To Do With Helping Economy (May 2, 2003) House Democrats Declare Urgent Need To Extend Unemployment Benefits Before They Expire On May 31 (May 1, 2003) Rep. Rangel Comments On Republican Tax Plan Unveiled Today April 2003 (April 30, 2003) Rep. Rangel Launches Campaign To Protect The Rights Of Taxpayers Filing For The EITC (April 17, 2003) Rangel Says Bush Made No Concession (April 11, 2003) Crane And Rangel Introduce Bipartisan Plan To Comply With WTO Ruling On FSC/ETI And Protect American Jobs (April 10, 2003) Rep. Rangel Praises Treasury Dept. & IRS For Providing Administrative Tax Relief For Soldiers (April 4, 2003) House Democrats Push For An Extension In Unemployment Benefits After New Numbers Show Continued Job Losses March 2003 (March 19, 2003) Rep. Rangel Leads Successful Effort To Pass Tax Relief For Armed Service Members Without Unrelated Pet Tax Breaks (March 14, 2003) Reps. Rangel, Dingell, Stark, And Other Democrats Introduce Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit To Benefit All Seniors (March 6, 2003) Republican Leadership Postpones Tax Relief For Service Men & Women To Protect Gop Special Interest Provisions February 2003 (February 27, 2003) Rangel Debunks Republican Claims About Their New Tax Cut Package (February 27, 2003) Ways And Means Republicans Add Pet Provisions Onto Bipartisan Bill To Provide Tax Relief For Service Men & Women (February 12, 2003) Rangel Introduces Urgently Needed Public School Construction And Modernization Bill (February 12, 2003) Rangel Calls On President To Drop His Tax Cut Plans In Favor Of Additional Aid To States (February 3, 2003) Rep. Rangel On The Bush Administration’s “308-Page Press Release” January 2003 (January 15, 2003) Rep. Rangel Comments On President Bush’s Videotaped Remarks To African Growth And Opportunity Act Forum (January 8, 2003) Reps. Rangel And Levin Joint Statement On The Launch Of Negotiations On A U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (January 7, 2003) Rep. Rangel Comments On President Bush’s Economic Address (January 7, 2003) Ways And Means Democrats Introduce Extended Unemployment Benefits Bill October 2002 (October 2, 2002) Rep. Rangel Calls On Congress To Address The Economic Concerns Of The American People September 2002 (September 26, 2002) Rep. Rangel Hosts Congressional Meeting With The President Of The Dominican Republic (September 25, 2002) Rep. Rangel To Introduce House Companion To New Kennedy-Clinton Unemployment Benefits Bill (September 12, 2002) Gop Leadership Cancels Debate On Their Own Education Tax Bill August 2002 (August 13, 2002) Rep. Rangel Reacts To President Bush’s So-called Economic “forum” April 2002 (April 1, 2002) Rep. Rangel Applauds Decision To Return Governors Island March 2002 (March 7, 2002) Congressman Rangel's Floor Statements On Extending Unemployment Insurance January 2002 (January 23, 2002) Rangel Applauds President Bush On Signing Tax Legislation To Assist September 11th Victims (January 17, 2002) Rep. Rangel Announces Legislation To Prevent Employees From Losing Retirement Funds Due To “Future Enrons” (January 8, 2002) Chancellor Harold O. Levy And Congressman Charles Rangel Announce Utilization Of Federal Assistance For School Modernization December 2001 (December 20, 2001) Rangel Praises Unanimous Passage Of Tax Legislation To Assist September 11th Victims (December 19, 2001) Rep. Rangel Calls On Republicans Not To Hold Worker Relief Hostage To Tax Breaks Funded From Social Security Surpluses (December 18, 2001) Rep. Rangel Asks President To Keep Republicans In Town Until Congress Has Provided Vital Unemployment And Health Insurance Assistance (December 18, 2001) Rep. Rangel Asks President To Keep Republicans In Town Until Congress Has Provided Vital Unemployment And Health Insurance Assistance (December 12, 2001) Rep. Rangel Urges That The House-senate Conference On The Stimulus Bill Should Meet And Include Vital Relief For Laid Off Workers (December 11, 2001) Rep. Rangel Comments On Final Report Of The President’s Commission To Strengthen Social Security (December 7, 2001) While Unemployment Rises, House Republican Leaders Ignore Need For Worker Relief (December 6, 2001) Rep. Rangel Blasts Republican Leaders Reported Commitment To Undo Past Trade Bill In Order To Pass Fast Track Bill By One Vote (December 6, 2001) Rep. Rangel Remarks In Debate On Republican Leadership’s Fast Track Trade Legislation (December 4, 2001) Rep. Rangel Again Calls On Republican Leadership To Allow Broad Bipartisan Discussions On Fast Track November 2001 (November 9, 2001) Statement From Rep. Rangel Concerning Bipartisan Discussions On Fast Track March 2001 (March 22, 2001) Rep. Rangel Introduces Bill To Allow State & Local Tax Deductions To Reduce AMT Liability (March 20, 2001) Rep. Rangel Says Republican Leaders Change Their Economic Assumptions To Suit Their Political Arguments (March 14, 2001) Rangel And Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Make Over $25 Billion Available For Public School Construction And Modernization (March 9, 2001) Rep. Rangel Criticizes House-Passed Bill For Effectively Repealing State And Local Tax Deductions For Millions Of New Yorkers (March 8, 2001) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel On Republican Tax Rate Cut Bill (March 1, 2001) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Announces Democratic Tax Plan February 2001 (February 27, 2001) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Comments On President Bush’s Address To Congress (February 17, 2001) Congressman Rangel Delivers Democratic Radio Response (February 16, 2001) Rep. Rangel Calls For Normalizing Trade Relations With Cuba (February 13, 2001) Secretary O’Neill Indicates He Would Oppose Adding Corporate Tax Breaks To Bush Tax Plan (February 13, 2001) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel’s Opening Statement At Ways And Means Committee Hearing On Bush Tax Cuts (February 8, 2001) Statement Rep. Rangel Reacts To President Bush’s Sending Up His Campaign Tax Plan (February 5, 2001) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Congratulates Rep. Thomas On His Selection As Ways And Means Chairman January 2001 (January 31, 2001) Rep. Rangel Announces Ways And Means Democrats’ Selections For Subcommittees (January 31, 2001) Rep. Rangel Praises President Bush For Emphasizing Bipartisan Priorities (January 22, 2001) Rep. Rangel To Introduce New Legislation To Encourage Minority TV & Radio Station Ownership December 2000 (December 28, 2000) Rep. Rangel Praises President Clinton’s Record Of Fiscal Responsibility And Calls On Next Administration To Continue Policy Of Paying Down Debt (December 28, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Calls For “True Bipartisanship” In 2001 (December 21, 2000) Rep. Rangel Applauds President Clinton For Negotiating & Signing Bipartisan Final Budget Bill Final Package Includes Several New York Projects, Tax Incentives For Community Revitalization, Housing Credit Expansion, More Aid To Schools, And Vital Medicare And Medicaid Provider And Beneficiary Improvements (December 15, 2000) Rangel Praises Bipartisan Agreement To Enact First Expansion Of Low-Income Housing Credit Since 1986 (December 14, 2000) Rangel Applauds Clinton, Hastert, And Gephardt For Keeping Partisan Atmosphere From Suffocating Bipartisan “New Markets” Bill November 2000 (November 3, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Expresses Disappointment With Republican Leaders’ Refusal To Enact Bipartisan Priorities For The American People October 2000 (October 31, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Applauds President For Standing Up To The Special Interests (October 26, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Calls On GOP Leadership To Meet With Their Colleagues And President Clinton To Work Out Bipartisan Tax And Health Care Provider Relief (October 26, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Opposes Republican Leaders’ Tax Bill (October 24, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Says Latest Republican Offer On School Construction Tax Policy Is Not A Serious Attempt At Bipartisan Negotiating (October 18, 2000) Nine Major City School Superintendents Urge Inclusion Of Bipartisan Rangel-Johnson School Modernization Bond Bill In Final Tax Or Spending Package (October 10, 2000) STATEMENT--Remarks Of Congressman Rangel At The Signing Of The Act Granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations To China (October 6, 2000) Ways And Means Democrats Call On Committee To Consider Improvements To Medicare Refinement Act (October 3, 2000) Rangel Challenges Republican Claims That The GOP Health Insurance Tax Break Addresses The Problem Of The Uninsured (October 2, 2000) Nearly 27 Million Tax Filers Would Get Less Than Gov. Bush Promises In His Tax Plan According To JCT September 2000 (September 22, 2000) Rep. Rangel Renews Request For Joint Committee On Taxation Estimate Of AMT Effect On Bush Tax Proposals (September 20, 2000) Rep. Rangel Applauds Clinton Administration For Making Bipartisan School Construction Bill A Top Priority In Budget Negotiations (September 19, 2000) Rangel, Levin Welcome Senate Passage Of China-PNTR (September 18, 2000) Rangel Criticizes Republicans For Wasting Time On Non-Binding “Debt Reduction” Bill (September 13, 2000) Rep. Rangel Urges Colleagues To Support Veto Of GOP Bill Which Includes $100s Of Billions In Tax Breaks That Do Not Address Marriage Penalty (September 13, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Criticizes Republican Medical Savings Account Proposal (September 7, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Supports President Clinton’s Veto Of Irresponsible Republican Estate Tax Bill August 2000 (August 31, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Applauds President Clinton For Rejecting $1 Trillion Tax Cut And Standing Up For Fiscal Responsibility (August 24, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Comments On Republican “Stunt” Sending Their Estate Tax Repeal Bill To Be Vetoed By The President (August 21, 2000) Rep. Rangel Calls On Congress To Pass Bipartisan School Construction Legislation As Soon As It Returns From Recess July 2000 (July 27, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Defends Medicare Against Yet Another Unfair Republican Tax Bill (July 25, 2000) Rep. Rangel Applauds Bipartisan Passage Of Community Development & “New Markets” Bill (July 21, 2000) Summers Tells Rangel That He Will Recommend A Veto Of The Patients’ Bill Of Rights Unless The “Poison Pill” Republican Tax Breaks Are Removed (July 20, 2000) Excerpts From Rep. Charles B. Rangel’s Remarks Marriage Tax Bill Conference Report Debate (July 13, 2000) Rangel Introduces Legislation To Normalize Trade Relations With Cuba (July 12, 2000) House Republicans Reject Enacting Medicare Prescription Drug Plan With Marriage Tax Cut Bill (July 12, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Charles B. Rangel On Marriage Tax Bill Debate June 2000 (June 29, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Charles B. Rangel Applauds Choice Of Former Congressman Norm Mineta To Be Secretary Of Commerce (June 28, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Charles B. Rangel On Prescription Medication Debate (June 27, 2000) House Democrats Introduce Real Medicare Prescription Medication Plan (June 21, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel And The Committee on Ways And Means Markup Of Republican Prescription Drug Bill (June 13, 2000) Rangel And Stark Criticize House GOP Prescription Drug Benefit Outline (June 8, 2000) STATEMENT--Rangel Statement On Debt Reduction Bill Passed Today Out Of Committee On Ways And Means May 2000 (May 25, 2000) Rangel Announces Fiscally Responsible Alternative To GOP Estate Tax Repeal (May 24, 2000) Rep. Rangel’s Floor Debate Statement On China PNTR (May 23, 2000) Rep. Rangel Joins President Clinton In Announcing Agreement On Plan To Help Economically Disadvantaged Communities (May 18, 2000) President Signs Rangel-Sponsored African Growth And Opportunity Act Into Law (May 18, 2000) Leadership To Incorporate All Of Their Framework Proposals Within China-PNTR Bill On The Floor (May 18, 2000) STATEMENT--Congressman Rangel Reacts To Introduction Of Bill To Totally Repeal Estate Tax (May 16, 2000) Rep. Rangel Announces Decision To Vote ‘YES’ On Granting PNTR To China (May 11, 2000) Five Year Long Rangel-Led Effort To Pass U.S.-Africa Trade And Investment Partnership Succeeds (May 4, 2000) House Votes Overwhelming In Favor Of Rangel-Led Effort To Establish For The First Time A U.S.-Africa Trade And Investment Partnership (May 3, 2000) STATEMENT--Rangel Statement On House-Senate Conference On Africa-CBI Legislation April 2000 (April 14, 2000) STATEMENT--Rangel Announces House And Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement On Africa/CBI Main Provisions (April 13, 2000) STATEMENT--Rangel Says Fixing The Tax Code Needs Bipartisan Reform Not Republican Political Statements (April 12, 2000) STATEMENT--Rangel Defends Ways And Means Committee Jurisdiction Over Tax Matters In Statement At Today’s Tax Hearing (April 11, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel’s Calls For Bipartisan Effort To Simplify And Improve Tax Code (April 10, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Applauds Grassroots Groups For Promoting School Modernization March 2000 (March 30, 2000) The DLC And New Democrats In Congress Express Strong Support For Rangel’s African Growth And Opportunity Act (March 30, 2000) Ways And Means Democrats Welcome Social Security Trustees Report, Call For Congressional Action To Extend Social Security Solvency Even Further (March 30, 2000) Ignoring Will Of Majority Of House, GOP Leaders Cancel Consideration Of Education Bills (March 23, 2000) Rangel: “There They Go Again!” (March 22, 2000) Rangel And Johnson Announce Bipartisan School Modernization Bill To Help Reduce Class Sizes (March 16, 2000) Rangel Reacts As House Budget Committee Orders The Ways and Means Committee To Pass More Fiscally Irresponsible Tax Cuts (March 9, 2000) Only a Tiny Fraction of Republican “Small Business” Tax Relief Would Go to Small Businesses (March 8, 2000) Democrats Propose Small Business Tax Relief Bill To Complement Increase In The Minimum Wage (March 8, 2000) Democrats Propose Small Business Tax Relief Bill to Complement Increase in the Minimum Wage (March 2, 2000) Rangel: Strong Patients’ Bill of Rights Should be Sent to the President as Soon as Possible (March 1, 2000) Rangel Applauds House for Following President Clinton’s Call to Repeal Earnings Test February 2000 (February 15, 2000) Ways and Means Democrats Support Repeal of Social Security Earnings Test (February 10, 2000) Republicans Mislead Public on Democratic Bill (February 10, 2000) Rangel Criticizes Republican Valentine’s Day Gimmick (February 9, 2000) Rangel Calls for House-senate Conference to Act on African Growth and Opportunity Act During Black History Month (February 8, 2000) Rangel Introduces Targeted Marriage Penalty Relief (February 7, 2000) Rangel Applauds Clinton FY2001 Budget January 2000 (January 31, 2000) Rangel Calls for Bipartisanship (January 27, 2000) President Clinton to Advocate Action on Rangel Initiatives in His State of the Union Message (January 12, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Endorses President’s Working Family Initiative (January 12, 2000) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Applauds President’s Inclusion Of New Markets In FY ‘01 Budget November 1999 (November 17, 1999) Rangel Works To Achieve Continuation Of Vital Tax Provisions For Businesses And Workers (November 16, 1999) Rangel Makes Tax “extenders” Bill Fair To Puerto Rico And U.s. Virgin Islands (November 5, 1999) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Criticizes Republican Leaders For Abusing Rules Of The House (November 3, 1999) STATEMENT--Rep. Rangel Applauds Strong Senate Vote Passing African Growth And Opportunity Act October 1999 (October 27, 1999) Democrats To Introduce President’s Plan To Keep Social Security Solvent Through 2050 (October 23, 1999) STATEMENT--Rangel Applauds White House Action To Strengthen Social Security (October 5, 1999) Rangel Helps Lead House Democrats In Fighting For Working Families March 1999 (March 11, 1999) Rangel Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Help Nation’s “Safety-Net” Hospitals

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