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Despite His Tax Problems, Democrats Keep Rangel as Tax-Writing Chairman
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
By Matt Cover
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters after a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday, Sept., 15, 2008, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)(CNSNews.com) – The embattled chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), is involved in what may be the most important fight of his political career.
Rangel met privately Monday night with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and discussed the status of his chairmanship of the committee that oversees the nation's tax laws.
In a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, according to the New York Times, Rangel's lawyer, Lanny Davis, said that Pelosi supported Rangel staying in the chairmanship.
Despite His Tax Problems, Democrats Keep Rangel as Tax-Writing Chairman
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
By Matt Cover
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters after a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday, Sept., 15, 2008, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)(CNSNews.com) – The embattled chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), is involved in what may be the most important fight of his political career.
Rangel met privately Monday night with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and discussed the status of his chairmanship of the committee that oversees the nation's tax laws.
In a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, according to the New York Times, Rangel's lawyer, Lanny Davis, said that Pelosi supported Rangel staying in the chairmanship.