#or

No one looks forward to a recount. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#looks #recount

Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#caused #colonial #come #engaged #europe

Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help. ↗

— Marion Ross

#come #denial #forward #get #getting

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#domestic #iraq #iraq war #over #prevention

The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#civil #civil rights #civil rights movement #equality #fear

The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#escape #get #new #new orleans #orleans

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#forget #god #gone #nation #then

Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#because #been #calls #could #die

We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#answers #assure #citizens #event #flood

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#continue #deteriorate #haiti #question #removal