charlie rangel likes other people. he is a warm person. spend an afternoon with charlie rangel. he exsuds an affection for other human beings. that is wholly absent from president obama. name five people close to him? they don't exist. you can name 500 for charlie rangel. >> remember the picture of him on the beach in the dominican republic. he evaded taxes on the cottage. the president didn't take to his side and also you remember the $30,000 plate funt raising event that went on in harlem, which is the district of charlie rangel. he wasn't invited. >> but you can have a conversation with charlie rangel. charlie rangel is a politician. he understands compromise. two people coming together to achieve something. the obama white house wants to lecture you on how they're morally superior, shut up and obey. one has a realistic understanding of human nature and the other thinks he's jesus. >> more on that coming up. first, this. it's not too early to talk 2016. there's already chatter about who's going to make the next run for the white house. >> it's something that i'll certainly co

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. >> i'm joined now by new york congressman charlie rangel who met then with nelson mandela.orning. >> good morning. >> what was it like to be in that room for that address? >> it was moving, but before i even get to that, seeing the picture of nelson mandela's cell, i visited that cell. and i still can't imagine how a human being could have spent 27 years in solitary confinement at least the last years in robben island and to come out and to forgive those people who placed him there in the fight for justice. >> hard physical labor, no coats or socks in cold winter weather. just that he survived let alone was able to really think through a plan for what he would do, how he would make a positive difference when he got out was unbelievable. >> i'm not that spiritual, but i could imagine god trying to tell the whole world that we're going to show you what misery and pain is but we'll also show you what leadership is. that we're going to show you how a human being can forgive those who have tortured, destroyed, killed his friends and everything around him. and we're going to give

. >> joining me right now is new york democratic congressman charlie rangel. sir, it's great to have you here. i want to start with this because we've got new numbers into nbc news where we've confirmed 100,000 americans successfully selected health insurance in the federal exchange in november. now, that's in comparison from the 27,000 that were able to do so in october. now we've got the site fixed. we see the numbers going up. you said earlier in november if i had the problem, saying you're sorry doesn't help me worth a damn at the polls unless i can staple your remarks on the ballot. so are you happy about this and do you think we need to staple president obama's remarks on your ballot? >> listen, i'm not the least bit concerned about the computers. i am so ecstatic that at long last our great country will be providing health care for everybody. it doesn't make any difference whether it's this week, next month or the month after. i'm saying my remarks were taken out of context. i said the president has nothing to apologize for. now, true, there are congres

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joining me now is congressman charlie rangel, democrat of new york.s for being here, congressman. >> thank you, rev. >> you see what would happen to people if this law would repealed. yet republican leaders are still attacking and pundits are mocking ads. what is this all about, congressman? >> i'll tell you one thing. there is going to be a change. it is true a handful of people don't care about the republican party, the congress, or the country. and speaker boehner has been yielding to them on every initiative that the president's had. and refusing to bring a bill on the floor so that republicans can vote their conscience. but i think he's fed up with it. i think the american people have said enough is enough. we jeopardize the fiscal economy in terms of integrity. we have 30, 40 million people without health insurance. and the thing this president is doing and wants to do more in terms of education, immigration and making certain that the criminal justice system has justice included in it. so i am fired up as i was when he first started. and he is

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a fair and balanced debate, republican congresswoman renee ellmers and democratic congressman charlie rangel. thank you for your time. >> good to be here. >> congressman rangel, i want to start with you because i believe the train derailment happens to be in your district. anything that you have heard or you can share with us at this point? >> yeah. the national transportation safety, they're going to be on the site. i'm joining the governor there as soon as i leave this program. it's tragic. we have so far four people that have been not identified but they know that are dead, their families have yet to be identified. we have over 60 people that have been injured, and during the holiday season i'm glad that it's not more casualties, but so far we don't know exactly what happened. the train was derailed as it went past the curve in the northern part of my district, and so it's a sad thing during this holiday period. but we'll know more later when the national transportation safety board gets on site and their investigation starts. the police commissioner is on the scene, we have helicopters,

, we had jim mcdermott with us, some of our most senior members, john lewis and john conyers, charlie rangel, maxine waters, people who had actually been active in the antiapartheid movement, and so there was a lot of curiosity about that. the affordable care act, he sort of stuck to his guns about it, but i do think that we were able to really break through some of the talking points and really challenge them. >> really? do you think that he's -- look, nobody is expecting him to suddenly say i think this is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you felt like he was listening to you? >> i am sure that i changed his mind at all. as a matter of fact, at the end of the trip he asked me was i ready to become a republican. >> so he was hoping for the opposite. >> right. i said the republican party would have to change a lot. >> would you like to state unequivocally here that you are not switching parties? >> i am definitely not going to switch to today's gop, but just let me say -- >> yeah, go ahead. >> chris, i do think that there was a lot of very candid conversation. we were very, very fr

joining me now is new york democratic congressman charlie rangel, a senior member of the house ways and committee. sir, it's great to have you here, especially in person. now we've got the white house easing up on the rules for the aca when it comes to the mandate for at least a fifth time. today's tweak allowing people whose policies have been cancelled to avoid the mandate and choose the so-called catastrophic plan. we've got the rnc chairman, reince priebus, putting out a statement saying president obama is admitting after years of deliberate lies that obamacare is unaffordable and a hardship for millions of americans. obamacare must be replaced and repealed with a plan that actually improves health care. that statement from reince priebus did not include any information about what the plan is to repeal and replace, just the language of repeal and replace. how do these changes undermine the efficacy of the president's law? >> i think anybody of the 40 million people that couldn't gain access to health care, these are the people that we should be talking about. i am so excited that du

and the president is pushing this hour for higher minimum wage and charlie rangel is here to talk to>> remarks from the president and what he calls the defining issue of our time. just moments from now, his speeches would focus on income and inequality. the growing gap between the rich and poor. also, the economic benefits of obamacare. the white house is promoting this

. >> congressman charlie rangel at it again. he he is seeking reelection to a 23rd term in 2014. this time -- in 2012. this time he may face challenges from two local rev rends in the district. >> peter, you have been involved in new york politics for a long time. charlie rangel, when he was the head of the house ways and means committee, which writes taxes, he simply forgot to pay taxes for a couple of years? >> there is an ethics issue that was adjudicated that he tried to appeal. a lot of people thought he wasn't going to run again. to their surprise he is running again. calvin butts is a challenger, a prominent minister here in new york city. >> he forgot. the voters forgot. it is 23 minutes before the top of the hour. let's turn to maria molina who starts the weather day inside the studio. >> that's right. good morning. good to see you peter on the curvy couch. we have cold temperatures to talk about and a big winter storm that is going to be impacting so many people out west. it's been producing snow out here. parts of wyoming have already picked up more than six inches of

dagen: let's bring in new york democratic congressman charlie rangel. it is great to see you, thank you for being here. it doesn't look like this is going to pass the house even with the president getting behind it. what do you say? >> i think it is a big mistake if we don't do it. good for american workers, good for economy and part of the american dream. i really don't think government should have to set a minimum wage. i would like to believe employers would want to pay a fair wage and one that doesn't have to be supplemented with welfare food stamps and health care. it is a good feeling when you pay your employees a wage where they can buy and afford to purchase goods and wares being sold. it is embarrassing for people who work in retail stores where profits are soaring and employees are making -- employers are making large income but the staff cannot afford to buy the goods they are selling. connell: when i heard it be great if the government didn't set a minimum wage. the conservative argument against raising the minimum wage is if you raise the w

and the president is pushing this hour for higher minimum wage and charlie rangel is here to talk to us about that. >> remarks from the president and what he calls the defining issue of our time. just moments from now, his speeches would focus on income and inequality. the growing gap between the rich and poor. also, the economic benefits of obamacare. the white house is promoting this and quickly approaching the deadline. in the meantime, today's top headlines. jon: caught on camera, plus the latest in the manhunt for the suspect. and loose change is really adding up in our nations airports all of that money you leave behind at security checkpoints could be spent and how low can you go. it is all "happening now" ♪ ♪ jon: good morning on this wednesday. the president giving a speech on the economy today to talk of obamacare again. all part of a three-week pr blitz to convince americans to sign up and soon. hello, i am jon scott. jenna: i am jenna lee. the presidents common coming on the heels of the enrollment website 631 the website is trying to put the botched rollout behind it. ge

after he'd been released from prison, he not only knew your name but also your nickname, bloody charlie rangelike and what he was referring to. >> it was the bloody rangel amendment. someone implied earlier in the show that nelson did not appreciate the united states of america being a late comer to the battle against apartheid. and that's just not so. nelson mandela recognized that the racist country that he had to battle with the whites in south africa that racism in america was there. he understood that. but when america came, we didn't come just with hopes that it would happen. the rangel amendment was a part of an overall grooagreement tha ronald reagan signed that forced the united states firms doing business in south africa to not be tax-exempt and to pay taxes here as well as to the people in south africa. and as a result of that, the companies left. nelson mandela knew thought was the pressure that we put on american firms that broke the economy, that led to the crushing of apartheid. and he was deeply appreciative of that. he knew that we had in america spots that we were not proud o

. >> charlie rangel. >> that is correct.en globe. kristen. >> elizabeth moss. >> correct. 300 points. >> golden globes now? >> it's all tied up between jeff and kristen. this red state democratic senator up for re-election released a tv ad this week hitting back at obama care and vowing to fight the obama administration to let people keep their old -- jeff. >> mary landrieu. >> correct. 300 points, former committee chairman said he is considering challenging which democratic senate. >> mark warner. >> correct. oh, jeff smith. oregon governor john kitsaver, already the longest in history announced his bid in portland this week, if successful, how many terms, jeff. >> four. >> that is correct. four. >> all right. it was announced this week that former alaska governor sarah palen will host a new show in 2014 on this obscure channel featuring outdoor lifestyle programming. anyone? i'm going to be kind of proud of you. >> i will lose points if i get it wrong. >> i think i have it on the hand here. >> the sportsman channel. correc

host: charlie rangel just announced he is running for a 23rd term. guest: amazing. i could not do it. i admire his stamina. host: jim nussle, former chair of the house budget committee, former directo >> president obama held a news conference earlier today at the white house in advance of he and his family going to hawaii. we will show you the entire news conference at 8:00 p.m. eastern time here on c-span. at today's briefing, the president was asked if this was his worst year. here is his response. >> despite all the data points you cited in your opening statement, when you look back on this year, the domestic agenda you outline health-care rollout obviously has huge problems. has this been the worst year of your presidency when you take this altogether? >> i have to tell you really, that's not how i think about it. i have now been in office five years -- close to five years. i was running for president to two years before that. for those of you who covered me during that time, we have had ups, and we have had downs. i think this room has probably recorded at leas

charlie rangel, of course. it's the heart of his district. >> right. the legacy of nelson mandela.nd that you would like to see stay out there, his spirit remembered that way throughout the world, what would that be? >> well, i maintain that because of what he and the archbishop achieved, it sort of suggests that one day there will be peace in the middle east. it's because of his insistence that you don't get even with people. that's the wrong way to approach it. and he says that -- keep in mind, he had even his guardians, his prison guardians at his inauguration in seats -- in preferential seating. i think that if we the people are able to learn from him, things will be better off. peace and reconciliation could not have been achieved or even suggested during the nuremberg trialed after world war ii, but he did. >> well, n york city mayor david dinkins, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the show. >> you look terrific. >> well, thanks. i've been to hair and makeup. >> i'm afraid it's more than that. >> you're too kind. glad you're doing well. >> good to see you again

progress in haiti act of 2013 including representative yvette clarke, maxine waters,on conyers, charlie rangel, karen bass and of course ileana ros-lehtinen. i want to thank congresswoman sheila jackson lee for staying strong and steady and supporting this legislation and for all of their tireless work and long-standing commitment to the well being of haitians and the country of haiti. nearly four years ago, i stood as chair of the congressional black caucus and led a special order recognizing the importance of our relationship with haiti. a short time later, i led a delegation to hay he tee and we witnessed firsthand the devastation firsthand. the congressional black caucus has a long history of working with the haitian people and the haitian american community on a variety of issues. we share a close and long-standing relationship and this has continued under the magnificent leadership of our current chair, chairwoman marcia fudge. on january 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake struck near haiti's -- haiti's capital. it killed hundreds of thousands and left millions more homeless. our governm

just charlie rangel announced he is running for a 23rd term. guest: amazing. i could not do it.dmire his stamina. former chairsle, of the house budget committee, former director of omb. thank you for being on "washington journal." guest: always a pleasure. introduce you to carmel martin, executive vice president of the center for american progress. then we will do america by the numbers, how american students stack up internationally. "washington journal" continues. ♪ >> if you are a middle or high school student, c-span's video competition was to know what the most important issue congress should address is. make a video and include c-span programming for your chance to win $5,000. with $100,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january 20. i was a donor to martha's table, like so many of your viewers. annual do the consideration of the things that we care about because they were important to us. issues we care about because they match our broader beliefs. also, the players in our community doing good work. martha's table delivered hot meals to the little park outside the bill a

new york congressman charlie rangel joins me now in studio. congressman, great to have you here.ar to you. >> there are millions of americans who lost unemployment benefits on the 28th, and meanwhile we have certain states that are looking forward to the new year where the minimum wage will go up. when we think about the income inequality in this country, what's the appetite in washington, d.c., for a raise of the federal national minimum wage? >> i -- that is all dependent on whether or not the republican party has really given up on being a national party. there's no questions on guns, immigration, tax reform. they have decided to be against all of these things. now wall street has seen that they don't mind losing because they can't lose their congressional seats. it seems to me that if they want to have a candidate at all, that they will be dealing with minimum wage, immigration and a variety of other things they haven't touched. but where my hope lies is in the middle class. without the middle class, we cannot have these high rollers make income that they're making. without t