We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.

I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.

I was motivated to join in large part because my family needed the money. I would like to say how patriotic we were, but really what motivated me was the excitement my mother would get in receiving a check for my older brother.

Im sick and tired of politicians beating up on the IRS. We have the best and fairest tax-collection system in the world.

My father was absolutely no good.

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.

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.