If there's no relationship ...

If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.
 Charles Rangel

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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.
 Charles Rangel
A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.
 Charles Rangel
We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.
 Charles Rangel
From a high-tech point of view, an agriculture point of view, a goods-and-services point of view, a great deal of [committee Democrats] have no choice except to support allowing America access to these markets.
 Charles Rangel
Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.
 Charles Rangel