As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.

Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.