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vealed ‘‘at least $250,001 in a fund called ML Allianz 
Global Investors Consults Diversified Port III.’’; 
Whereas the aforementioned Roll Call story reported that 
‘‘Rangel also originally misreported that his investments 
in 2007 netted him $6,511–$17,950 in dividends, capital 
gains and rental income. In his revised filing, that range 
jumped to between $29,220 and $81,200.’’; 
Whereas these most recent revelations by Representative 
Rangel have resulted in heightened national news media 
coverage of alleged impropriety and potentially criminal 
conduct by one of the most senior Members of the House; 
Whereas an editorial in The Washington Times newspaper on 
September 1, 2009, noted, ‘‘Charlie Rangel is one lucky 
guy. The Democratic congressman from Harlem, N.Y., 
just discovered that his net wealth is twice what he 
thought. That’s a pretty good day at the office for a pub-
lic servant. Mr. Rangel also realized that he made tens 
of thousands of dollars more than he reported in many 
different years over the past decade. This is the most re-
cent string in a series of financial bonanzas for Mr. Ran-
gel, who last year admitted he had forgotten about 
$75,000 in rental income on his Caribbean resort prop-
erty.’’; 
Whereas the same editorial also noted, ‘‘The congressman 
has failed to pay property taxes on two lots in New Jer-
sey, according to the New York Post. That’s not all. In 
order to avoid taxes and get lower mortgage rates, Mr. 
Rangel simultaneously claimed three ‘primary resi-
dences’.’’; 
Whereas an editorial in the September 17, 2009, edition of 
the New Haven Register stated, ‘‘The ethics and tax 
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complaints keep piling up against U.S. Rep. Charles B. 
Rangel, who as chairman of the House Ways and Means 
Committee controls writing of the nation’s tax laws. The 
New York Democrat may write those laws, but he appar-
ently feels no obligation to obey them. The investigation 
appears to have a long way to go. The man who is in 
charge of writing the nation’s tax laws doesn’t pay his 
federal income or local property taxes. He has such a 
poor grasp of his own finances that he neglects to list 
half his assets on a disclosure form intended to keep 
members of Congress accountable and honest. We can al-
ready hear the defense of the next tax deadbeat called 
into court. If Charlie Rangel doesn’t have to pay his 
taxes, why should I?’’; 
Whereas an article in The Washington Post on September 
15, 2009, stated, ‘‘Rangel is now the chairman of the 
House Ways and Means Committee and a man of im-
mense importance in Washington. Nonetheless, he has 
been busy of late revising and amending the record, back-
ing and filling, using buckets of Wite-Out as he discovers 
or remembers properties he has owned in New York, New 
Jersey, Florida, the Dominican Republic and God only 
knows where else. Rangel recently even discovered bank 
accounts that no one in the world, apparently including 
him, knew he had. One was with the Congressional Fed-
eral Credit Union; another was with Merrill Lynch—each 
valued between $250,000 and $500,000. He somehow ne-
glected to mention these accounts on his congressional 
disclosure forms, which means, if you can believe it, that 
when he signed the forms, he did not notice that maybe 
$1 million was missing. Someone ought to check the 
lighting in his office.’’; 
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Whereas the same article in The Washington Post stated, 
‘‘There is something wrong with Charlie Rangel. Either 
he did not notice that he was worth about twice as much 
as he said he was—which is downright worrisome in a 
congressional leader—or he thinks he’s above the law, 
which is downright worrisome in a congressional leader.’’; 
Whereas it has been more than one year since an editorial 
in The New York Times on September 15, 2008, stated, 
‘‘Mounting embarrassment for taxpayers and Congress 
makes it imperative that Representative Charles Rangel 
step aside as chairman of the Ways and Means Com-
mittee while his ethical problems are investigated.’’; 
Whereas at various times during the past twelve months Rep-
resentative Rangel and Speaker Pelosi have made public 
statements asserting that the ongoing investigation of 
Representative Rangel by the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct would soon be concluded; 
Whereas the Committee has to date issued no public state-
ments concerning any expected time line for conducting 
or concluding its investigation of Representative Rangel; 
Whereas major daily newspapers, including The New York 
Times, The Washington Post, and The New York Post 
have called for Representative Rangel’s removal from his 
powerful position at least until the House Ethics Com-
mittee has completed its ongoing probes of allegations 
against him; 
Whereas Representative Rangel’s powerful position as chair-
man permits him to participate in high level decisions 
about critically important issues such as reform of the 
Nation’s health care system; 
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Whereas an October 1, 2009, story in The New York Times 
stated, ‘‘Mr. Rangel is one of a small group of House 
leaders now meeting almost daily behind closed doors 
with Speaker Nancy Pelosi to distill from the three bills 
produced in separate committees the one package that 
will go to the House floor.’’; 
Whereas an Associated Press story on September 20, 2009, 
stated, ‘‘The ethics committee’s investigation of Rangel is 
almost a year old. It’s as much a problem for House 
Democratic leaders as for Rangel himself. Later this 
year, when Rangel’s committee considers estate tax legis-
lation that could expand into other matters, the headlines 
will be a version of this message: ‘Tax scofflaw presiding 
over tax changes.’ ’’; 
Whereas the New York Post newspaper reported on Sep-
tember 2, 2009, that, ‘‘A review of property records for 
the borough of Glassboro revealed at least six tax liens 
levied against Rangel’s property during the past 16 
years. Just last year, two separate liens were levied 
against both properties owned by Rangel.’’; 
Whereas, on May 24, 2006, then Minority Leader Nancy 
Pelosi cited ‘‘high ethical standards’’ in a letter to former 
Representative William Jefferson asking that he resign 
his seat on the Committee on Ways and Means in light 
of ongoing investigations into alleged financial impro-
priety by Representative Jefferson; 
Whereas Speaker Pelosi took the aforementioned action while 
Representative Jefferson was under investigation and the 
subject of considerable controversy in the news media, 
but prior to any indictment; 
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Whereas in April of 2007, Republican Leader John Boehner 
successfully urged several Republican Members to relin-
quish their committee assignments after learning that 
each had become the subject of investigations into pos-
sible criminal activity; 
Whereas Leader Boehner took the aforementioned actions 
while the Members in question were under investigation 
and the subjects of widespread media controversy, but 
prior to any indictments; and 
Whereas in the wake of the most recent allegations against 
Representative Rangel various editorials and articles in 
major national newspapers criticizing Speaker Pelosi’s 
continued refusal to remove Representative Rangel as 
chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means after 
promising she would preside over ‘‘the most ethical Con-
gress in history’’ have held the House up to public ridi-
cule: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution and 
pending completion of the investigation into his affairs by 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Rep-
resentative Rangel is hereby removed as chairman of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. 
Æ 
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