Charles B. Rangel Quotes

In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.

I have had the fortunate privilege of serving as a state representative for residents in the great cities of Detroit, River Rouge, and Ecorse.

I represent the 9th Congressional District of Georgia. I'm their voice.

I represent 740,000 people who live in Brooklyn and in Staten Island. And I have to vote the way I see is in their interests and their interests only.

So, I represent the 1st Congressional District of New York. It's on the east end of Long Island. This is Suffolk County.

I operate on the assumption that as a member of Congress, presently, I represent everybody - Republicans, Democrats, independents and, yes, some people who don't care to participate.

It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district.

I am most grateful for having bad eyesight, which prevented me from becoming a commercial pilot and instead, led me to having the best job in the world - representing the people of California's 47th Congressional District.

I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick.

I'm married to Senator Vincent Hughes of Pennsylvania, so I always am speaking my mind. I remember, growing up, my parents were always involved in what was going on in the community, and their involvement helped me in so many different ways and other people within our community.

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a Congressman. Today, I actually spent some of my own money.

If you don’t enjoy helping people then politics is something you shouldn’t be about.

Becoming a doctor, I can only help my village. By becoming a politician I can help my whole country.

I've worked since taking a newspaper route at age 9 and served as a prosecutor, a planning commissioner, a city councilman, and a congressman to pay back some of what my community and nation gave me.

I love serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I have especially enjoyed my time on the Ways and Means Committee.

Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had.

I am very proud of my public record and the many accomplishments of my office. It has been a tremendous honor to represent the 6th District of Texas for over three decades, but now it is time to step aside and let there be a new voice.

I feel lucky that I get the privilege of serving in the Senate.

I love representing Minnesota in the Senate.

Personally, I'm incredibly lucky to represent the 10th district of Illinois, which stretches from the edges of Cook county all the way north along Lake Michigan to the borders of Wisconsin. From the lake all the way west to Fox Lake. It's an incredible district.

I really do feel like I'm doing what the people that elected me in the first place wanted me to do. I'm not doing it in the same fashion they thought, or that I thought, when I ran for office in 2010. But I will be doing what they wanted me to do, and that is to try to fix Washington.

I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.

From helping to process passports to aiding veterans with benefits and assisting with IRS-related issues, my team and I look forward to serving the residents of the 10th District.