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.

I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

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

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.