mr. rangel, is recognized for 30 minutes. mr. rangel: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rangel: first let me thank congresswoman woolsey and congressman ellison for sharing this -- their hour with us on ways and means. we have been blessed in having such dedicated members of our committee coming down here in support of h.r. 3200, varying from bill, dynamic john lewis, we had dr. mcdermott who spent so much of his life on this very sensitive subject. soon we'll be hearing from congresswoman schwartz and you may have noticed that our discussion has been on a subject that the whole world has wrestled with and certain the united states. that is the health insurance for americans. tomorrow night we hope to be able to go back to our congressional districts to discuss this very serious and complex subject. a subject that many presidents have looked at and hoped that we could provide some decent way to take care of american citizens. but we do believe this courageous p

mr. rangel, rise? mr. rangel: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the amendment which the -- the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment -- does the gentleman have an amendment at the desk? the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 14 printed in part a of house report 111-219 offered by mr. rangel of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 669, the gentleman from new york, mr. rangel, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. rangel: i rise in support of this amendment. what it actually does is prohibit the implementation of the public housing community service requirement that those people that live in public housing are required to put in a certain number of public service requirements. nowhere do we have where people who find themselves in public housing have to be mandated to do certain hours of volunteer work. indeed, there's no funds available to enforce this mandate. the housing authority in the city of new

mr. rangel. >> thank you, madam speaker, george, rob, i feel privileged to be a part of a great orchestra called the house of representatives with a great orchestra leader who has brought us together, sometimes in the afternoon, sometimes in the evening, and now in the beginning of the morning. but we were able to come together to get this great ship that the president wanted to get out which is national health insurance would feel so proud of that we would now be able to join the family of nations where we can show that we care about the health of people. we care about the quality of people that we will be able to say that whether you are on all your old, black or white in this nation you're secured with health insurance. it's not just keeping down the ever-increasing price of health insurance, but it's also making certain america can continue to be competitive and so on this ship what we've been working on to work with our friends over on the other side of the capitol is to make certain we have a health system we complied up and have primary care, that we could have hospitals that provi

mr. rangel owns a rental property at the yacht club in the dominican republic.it is a luxury beachfront villa in an area where villas rent for $2,000 a night. the tax policy center, in 2004 and 2005 he reported no more than five different properties. boy, i hope he can make it. in 2007, no income at all from that nice villa there by the sea. oh, it's so sad, but interesting, because last year, it was booked from mid december to mid april, and no income? really? reminder, he is the chairman of the tax writing committee. first, rangel blamed his wife, which i'm sure went over really well. then he blamed the dominican-speaking spanish. i know they're speaking this dog language or something, i don't know. then he pleaded ignorance. when he finally admitted his mistake, aka, not paying his taxes on income of $75,000, he promised to fix his tax returns. i'm going to pay up! the deadline, you will be happy to know, is may 15, which is tomorrow, of course -- wait. hold it. i think my watch stopped. it's almost august. yes, america, it's been 73 days since the deadline h

mr. rangel? >> thank you.reat orchestra called the house of representatives with the great auk russia -- great orchestra leader. we were able to come together to get this great ship that the president wanted to get out, which is national health insurance. we feel so proud that we will now be able to join the family of nations where we can show that we care about the health of people. we care about the quality of people. we will be able to say that whether young or old or black or white, that in this great nation, you will have health insurance. it is not just keeping down the price of health insurance. it is also making certain that america can continue to be competitive. on this ship, what we have been working on is to make certain we have a health system we can be proud of, that we can have primary care, that we can have hostilities that provide quality care, that we can have people going into the business to make life better for so many people. it is so important that we have done this. the matter what the

mr. rangel: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. mr. rangel: i thank chairman conyors and mr. smith for allowing this bill to come on the floor. i congratulate chairman conyers and chairman johnson for making this becoming a reality and representative ros-lehtinen and representative watson and representative peter king. millions of young people throughout these united states in 1948 joined the military. some of us were sent to for the dix and from there we went to fort lewis, washington to join the 2nd infantry division, the only division that was trained all over the world in order to be the one combat-ready division. sometime in june of 1950, we were learning that the north koreans had invaded south korea. most of us didn't know where korea was, but we were prepared to fulfill our responsibility as infantry people. the 24th and 25th divisions were stationed in japan and they were immediately sent to south korea and the truth was that the north koreans had driven them to the tip of the peninsula to such an extent that when we arrived in

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mr. rangel is here.nt out and i and the reason i oppose this amendment is that from the very beginning of this debate -- when president obama talked about the need for health care reform, he pointed out that a good need of the cost of this was going to be from cuts in existing programs, medicare in particular. but at the same time, there was going to be a need for new revenue. and the reason there was a need for new revenue was in order to cover more people and provide assistance to middle income families to a subsidy that at least up front in the beginning, a certain amount of money was going to have to be available. down the road as the health reform bill kicks in, we save more and more money as time goes on. but at least initially, there would have to be a certain amount of money provided and that figure was about $1 trillion and part of it would be paid for through program cuts and part of it through new revenue. and i think that we would be kidding ourselves if we didn't realize or acknowledge that

mr. rangel, that we must wring every possible dollar out of the health care system now, waste, fraud, abuse excess, whatever it is. that may be redundant or unnecessary, in order to help cover the cost. because this bill will be paid for. members now are establishing priorities, and our ways and means committee is talking about some of the pay-fors as we go forward. we will not be taxing benefits, health care benefits, in any legislation that comes from the house. >> all right, so, brianna, so the question now is, let's recap here. the bill will be paid for. we will not be taxing benefits. and members are establishing priorities. how is the house going to pay for the bill that it wants to get out on friday? >> reporter: and you heard her use the term there, tony, "pay-fors." >> pay-fors. >> reporter: we're looking for pay-fors, because that's a way to save taxes. >> yes. >> reporter: you heard her say they want to wring all the savings out of the health care system that they can, whether it's redundancies or waste or fraud. but the fact is it's not enough to foot the bill, the entire $1 tri

mr. rangel is here. i want to point out and i and the reason i oppose this amendment is that from the very beginning of this debate -- when president obama talked about the need for health care reform, he pointed out that a good need of the cost of this was going to be from cuts in existing programs, medicare in particular. but at the same time, there was going to be a need for new revenue. and the reason there was a need for new revenue was in order to cover more people and provide assistance to middle income families to a subsidy that at least up front in the beginning, a certain amount of money was going to have to be available. down the road as the health reform bill kicks in, we save more and more money as time goes on. but at least initially, there would have to be a certain amount of money provided and that figure was about $1 trillion and part of it would be paid for through program cuts and part of it through new revenue. and i think that we would be kidding ourselves if we didn't realize or ack

mr. rangel? >> thank you.i feel privileged to be a part of a great orchestra called the house of representatives with the great auk russia -- great orchestra leader. we were able to come together to get this great ship that the president wanted to get out, which is national health insurance. we feel so proud that we will now be able to join the family of nations where we can show that we care about the health of people. we care about the quality of people. we will be able to say that whether young or old or black or white, that in this great nation, you will have health insurance. it is not just keeping down the price of health insurance. it is also making certain that america can continue to be competitive. on this ship, what we have been working on is to make certain we have a health system we can be proud of, that we can have primary care, that we can have hostilities that provide quality care, that we can have people going into the business to make life better for so many people. it is so important that we

mr. rangel, and subcommittee chairman, mr. leaven, have been extremely -- levin, have been extremely cooperative in resolving questions between the two committees. i would note that staff at all levels of our committee, in the minority and on the majority, rachel and eric have have been of enormous value. the come paint made by my colleague -- complaint made by my colleague about the exclusion of members i can't comment on. i can only say we have tried to include everybody in this process as much as we could. and we have brought in industry which supports the bill. more importantly, i say this to my friend with affection and respect, the reason for a lot of the changes that they are talking about have been that right up to the time that we have brought this bill to the floor, we have sought to see to it that we included everyone and had took advantage of the wisdom of all the members that we could possibly take advantage of. the legislation will address from the point of origin to the consumer's table. it will enable us to get

mr. rangel and mr. larsen are on that committee. they were talking about having a surcharge at the high end said that middle income people in our country are not touched paby the pay-fors on this. lower their costs and expand coverage and give them peace of mind. the middle income family that has a pre-existing condition, or changing job and needs portability, or loses a job and they do not lose health care, this is about them. to the extent that we can squeeze more out of the system with savings reduces the need for the pay-for, but it will be at the h aigh end. >> the speaker mentioned squeezing out. wouldn't it be great if we were met by our colleagues on the other side of the aisle in understanding what the private sector has said to us at in an item about the cost that is there. -- ad infinitum about the cost that is there. whether it is doctors or insurance insert -- industries, there are costs in our system that we have said today that will rise by 2019 to levels that are unaffordable, 20% of our gross domestic product. but a

mr. rangel, that we must bring every possible dollar -out of the health-care system. we need to do this to help cover the cost. it will still be paid for. members now are establishing priorities and our ways and means committee is talking about some of the pay forces as they go forward. we will not be taxing benefits in any legislation that comes from the house. this is essential. health care reform is very important for the middle class in america. middle income families will see health care costs go up about $1,800 a year. in between now and 2020, that means $18,000. in that 10 years, and $18,000 increase. that is just not feasible for families to sustain that kind of cost. that is why our bill is a middle income initiative. we will lower costs. we will have greater choice. we will have higher quality. we will be able to convey stability and peace of mind. that'll be great for individual people. it'll be a healthier for families and their economic economic standpoint. it'll be important in terms of small businesses and our country to be competitive, and it will be i

mr. rangel, and mr. waxman who have worked so hard on it and speaker pelosi and a comparable bill in the senate will see to it that we save money, $500 billion over the next 10 years in medicare. securing for our seniors a medicare system that will be affordable and available and offer quality care. it will see to it that we ferret out fraud and waste from the system and make savings that will help reduce our deficit that we are presently experiencing. so there is a fiscal mechanism to this bill as well. and it will see the pre-existing conditions can be used to deprive people of health care insurance. there are advertisements on television, profits for insurance companies, and tremendous salaries and profits that are there, and they need to be wrung out of the system. one way we are going to do it is by having this public option plan to compete and force insurance companies if they intend to remain active in the market to compete with a national system that does not have those same costs and will keep c

mr. rangel? >> thank you, madam speaker.feel privileged to be a part of a great orchestra called the house of representatives with a great orchestra leader who has brought us together, sometimes in the afternoon, sometimes in the evening, and now in the beginning of the morning. but we were able to come together to get this great ship that the president wanted to get out, which is national health insurance. we feel so proud that we will be able to join the family of nations where we can show that we care about the health of people, we care about the quality of people, that we will be able to say that whether young or old, black or white, that in this great nation of ours, you are secured with health insurance. it is not just keeping down the insurance, but also making sure that america can continue to be competitive. so, on this ship where we have been working with our friends on the other side of the capital is to make certain iwe have a system to be proud of, hospitals with quality care, nurses and people going into the he

mr. rangel put forth, and mr.n probably speak for this, he's on that committee, the committee worked all day friday on what -- met in the morning with some of the members and then met about how to have a surcharge, a surcharge at the high end so that middle income people in our country are not touched by the pay-fors for this. this is about the middle class in our country. lower their costs, improve their quality, expand their coverage and do so in a way that gives them peace of mind. a middle income family with a pre-existing condition in the family, is changing jobs, needs portability, needs health care, this is about them. and in terms of the pay-for, to the extent we can squeeze more out of the system for save rerks deuces the need for the pay-for, but it will be at the high end, not touch the middle class. mr. larson, a member of the ways and means committee. >> let me say a couple of things with respect to this. the speaker mentioned squeezing. wouldn't it be great if we were joined by our colleagues on the

mr. rangel claimed there were three people that were writing the bill? mr. latourette: basically. that was his quoted statement in the press. the other folks -- we know this individual was in the room. this is rahm emanuel, our former colleague from illinois, who now serves as the president's chief of staff. this is the -- mr. orzag, o.m.b. director. mr. d.o.d. -- mr. dodd, senator from connecticut, chairman of the banking committee, ms. pelosi of california, and senator harry reid of nevada who is the leader over on the other side. i put the question mark down there because -- this really angers me, somebody had to authorize it. but some of the statements have been staff did it. staff -- listen, there's something seriously wrong if a nonelected official or appointed official in the case of the o.m.b. director can change legislation. they clearly had to have authorization. a lot of eyes were on senator dodd. and the department of the treasury. but here's what's frustrating. even though we are asking that question and it's a pretty simple question, who did it? and maybe they had a

so this is charlie rangel, mr.erful even when he is in the minority saying i'm a little intimidated now. steve: if the president is going quickly with, this he must have a great grasp of all the stuff, right? well, actually, yesterday he was on a conference call with, i believe, some bloggers talking about different elements of it. brian: everyone except us. steve: actually we are going to have kathleen sebelius with us in about an hour. we are going to talk with her about it somebody wants to know about one particular part. section 102 because it's very important to all of us. let's hear what the president had to say about it brian: i thought ok 102, it's over 1,000 pages. it's no big deal. maybe we are demanding too much. then i went back and i said give me the context it turns out of the blogger is from maine. he says i kept running into an investors business daily article that claimed section 102 of the house bill legislation would outlaw private insurance. he asked is this true? i don't care if you know what 1

madam speaker, our leader, my colleagues, chairman waxman, chairman rangel, and our leader, mr. hoyer. i am proud indeed to be here with my great colleagues who have worked so hard on this undertaking. and i'm delighted to be a participant in this great undertaking. as mentioned this is the first time we have gotten to this point. we're going to cover every american. we're going to see to it that they have choice. we're going to see to it that not only are the humanitarian concerns of people with regard to healthcare met but that an economic calamity will be headed off because of the work that has been done today. this is a good bill. it is a uniquely american solution to address the insecurities in healthcare felt by the american people. the burden of cost of healthcare has been placed on the economy. and the competitive disadvantages experienced by our businesses will be removed. today it marks a major step in this long journey of ours. however, it is not the last step. and while we greet this day with delight, we know that we have a lot of work before us. my old dad would be

ways and means committee chairman charlie rangel of new york was overheard by reporters saying no one wants to tell the speaker that she is moving too fast. tonight mr. obama will be forced to explain why he's still demanding a health care vote next month. i'm steve handelsman, news4 at the white house. >>> we will have much more on this health care battle in our next half hour. and youan see president obama's news conference right here on nbc 4 starting at 8:00 tonight. you can also see it streaming live on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> new evidence of involving virginia tech gunman cho. some of his missing mental health records have been found. the documents were discovered last weekend in the home of dr. robert miller. the former head of the university's mental health clinic. cho's records and those of other students were apparently removed from the school campus one year before the shooting. cho killed 32 people april 16, 2007. then committed suicide as police closed in. his mental health treatment has been a major issue in the investigation of the shootings. a new criminal investigation is under way. removing records from the clinic is il

chairman charlie rangel of new york, was overheard by reporters, say nothing one wants to tell the speaker that she is moving too fast and they damned sure don't want to tell the president. tonight mr. obama will be forced to explain while he is still -- why he is still demanding congress vote on health care reform next month. live at the white house, steve handelsman, news4. >> thank you, steve. >> > you can see president oba's neob conference on "news4 at ar00st" ts at8:00st. you can see it streaming live on our website. that's nbcwashington.com. >>> cooperation between the u.s. and iraq was the focus of today's meeting between president obama and prime minister al maliki. the two leaders held a press conference today applauding last month's withdrawal from the iraqi cities. al maliki says it is a clear sign that the u.s. wants to keep its promises. president obama said he expects violence to continue and said the transfer of control to iraqi forces will be tough if iraq citizens don't cooperate. >> iraq will be more secure and more successful if there is a place for all iraqi citizens to thrive. including all of iraq's ethnic and religious groups. >> reporter: pledge to withdraw

the floor of the house of representatives, people sat and charlie rangel's seat, they sat over here in barney frank's seat. they sat in mr. dingell's seat. they sat in republican seats, too. they sat this close, right here, tourists, off the streets of washington, d.c., off the capitol building in here on the floor of the house of representatives. so we would have somebody to talk to because the tv cameras were shut off and turned to the side. microphones were shut off. and the lights were shut down in here because the speaker didn't want to hear anymore energy debate. but the delivery that we gave then and the delivery we continued on up until nearly the election last fall was all energy all the time. as our leader says, all of the above. i put a chart here on the floor that showed all of the sources of energy that we consume in the united states and a pie chart with color code how much is coal, natural gas, how much is petroleum products, gas, diesel, fuel, jet fuel, heating oil. how much is ethanol, biodiesel, wind. nuclear, geothermal, solar, the list goes on. coal. and we were consuming 101.4 quad trillion b.t.u.'s

mr. fuhrman was in the obama campaign and said it was wrong.. now if you add in what rangels proposal and everything else, we're well above 60 if. >> if you live in a stated like new york it probably goes above that. >> how high do you think we'll go, given the kind of programs that we're considering? >> i don't think it's going to go that high. i think already now they're getting push back from the voters who are recognizing. here we're doing this massive spending. we haven't touched titlement reforms. where is this money coming from? how can the economy do it if you're piling on newer, more taxes. they're also talking about a value-added tax in addition to all of these taxes.. this is a formula for a big republican -- >> well, they have not carried their fair share for the past eight years. if you watch the wealth move to the high income bracket, you've seen the dislocation -- >> try to keep a straight face as you play devil's advocate. >> i need to with you, don't i? >> the top 1%, top 5% of income earners in this country are playing a higher proportion of taxes than ever

pelosi, charlie rangel, and leaders in this body have said that we are going to have our public option. it's because people have said and the people out there have raised their voices, mr. speaker, the people have -- the people in this body have let the people in america down and they stood up for change. but it's not just in the house, mr. speaker, i'm happy to say that members of the other body, senator russ feingold, senator bernie saunders, senator chuck schumer are standing up and speaking out for a public option right now. senator feingold, senator saunders, and senator schumer having been quiet, mr. speaker. they are trying to make sure that we get this public option through the senate as we work forward in the house. what we really need, mr. speaker, is for americans to let their voices be heard. because if they say, oh, well, the leaders in congress got it all under control, that's exactly when we lose it. the american people are like the wind that pushes the boat through the sea. i don't care how big your sail is, how pretty it is, what you put on it, if there's no wind it doesn't move. and that's how this democracy's going to work. as i praise representative