11/2/2006
Rangel Fellows To Join Ranks Of The Foreign Service Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice Will Administer The Oath
WASHINGTON - The first class of graduates of a landmark program supported by Congressman Charles Rangel, designed to increase diversity in the nation's diplomatic corps, will be sworn in as Foreign Service Officers during ceremonies at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Friday, November 3rd.  Full Story

9/21/2006
Cong. Rangel Condemns Chavez's Attack On Bush
WASHINGTON - I want to express my extreme displeasure with statements by the President of Venezuela attacking U.S. President George Bush in such a personal and disparaging way during his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly.  Full Story

4/6/2006
The War In Iraq: A Moral Failure
WASHINGTON - In January 2003, as President Bush put the nation on a path to war in Iraq, I introduced my bill to reinstate the military draft in the hope that it would remind Americans that lives would be lost and the sacrifice should be shared by all.  The greatest moral failure of this war is that the ultimate sacrifices are being demanded of volunteers who, due to lack of alternative opportunities, are willing to risk their lives for a chance to improve their economic circumstance and pursue the American Dream.  Full Story

1/6/2006
Adults Must Save The Boys Choir Of Harlem Op-ed For The Daily News By Congressman Charles Rangel and Former Mayor David Dinkins
WASHINGTON - Thirty-seven years ago twenty boys gathered in the basement of a Harlem church for the first rehearsal of what would eventually become the Boys Choir of Harlem.  Today, the organization is one of America's greatest musical institutions and Harlem's ambassadors to the world.  By the end of the month, if some agreement cannot be reached with the Department of Education, the Boys Choir of Harlem as an institution will be homeless, evicted from the Choir Academy School it has occupied for thirteen-plus years.  Full Story