Rangel To Give Up Ways And Means Committee Chair
UPDATE @TheNote 4 min ago, “Rangel plot thickens. asked by reporters if he will remain chairman, Rangel said: ‘You bet your life.’”
But sources indicated Tuesday to NBC that Rangel has been encouraged to step aside before the House votes on a bill to strip him of his chairmanship.
“We don’t have the votes to save him,” one Democratic member said of Rangel.
The morning shows sure ought to be interesting tomorrow.
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Busy night. NBC, in a Chuck Todd Tweet:
25 min ago, “NBC News has learned Charlie Rangel will voluntarily give up his Ways and Means chairmanship, possibly as early as tonight.”
23 min ago, “MI Dem Rep. Sander Levin will temporarily take over the Ways and Means cmte; Unclear if Rangel can get the gavel back.”
4 min ago: “Rangel update: The Ways and Means gavel may end up in Pete Stark’s hands after all & NOT Sander Levin according to another leadership aide.”
2 min ago: “More Rangel: He just told the press he’s still chairman RIGHT NOW of Ways and Means. But sources say he’ll agree to leave tmro”
Politico reports that a trickle of Democratic defections turned into a flood:
“The dam broke today,” said a senior Democratic aide.
Rangel suffered a significant blow Tuesday afternoon when Rep. Artur Davis – a member of both the Ways and Means Committee and the Congressional Black Caucus who’s running for governor back home in Alabama – issued a statement in which he said the chairman “should do the right thing and step aside.”
By Tuesday night, at least 13 other Democrats had said that Rangel should go, and Democratic leaders were braced for more to come.
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11 Responses to “Rangel To Give Up Ways And Means Committee Chair”
About time.
Yup.
“Pete Stark’s hands after all & NOT Sander Levin”
Makes sense. More livelier California liberal takeover in the House. (Think Waxman v. Dingell)
http://blog.mlive.com/talkingpolitics/2008/11/c…
Yee-ha.
Reps turn on Bunning.
Dems turn on Rangel.
Holy schnikes! You don't think…maybe…maybe they are starting to listen?
Good. It's really about time. Now if he would just leave the House completely.
Excellent. I'd like to see him out of office, though.
“Reps turn on Bunning.
Dems turn on Rangel.
Holy schnikes! You don't think…maybe…maybe they are starting to listen?”
Let's not forget the DNC turn on Lieberman.
It doesn't mean they're listening. It means it's an election year.
Spineless jerks.
Stark has taken over.
He's a definitely liberal Bay Area Dem (well known if you're from or in the Bay Area). House lib Dem…classic lunatic like those running that asylum this past year. Revive the public option or even single-payer? Not beyond this guy. What happens with other legislation if the Senate jam is broken? (Immigration, labor & unions, more energy stuff)
http://www.openleft.com/diary/17662/completely-…
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs…
For those who are concerned about a more serious threat, if Stark remains — Stark is already known for his mark or threat on fedreral tax policy. He dislikes indexing of inflation in order to prevent “bracket creep” effects from inflation and other unfair increases in tax liability, and has sought to eliminate indexing. Such a “progressive”-minded policy really does fit in well with future plans for federal governmen growth by these people. This wasn't necessarily Pelosi simply choosing a fellow California, in other words, but possibly a serious “progressive” “reform” tax-minded move (at our expense and loss).
I don't believe Stark's tax-related complications with a Maryland home stopped Pelosi for one moment.
Stark, indexing, and ClintonCare
http://www.heritage.org/research/socialsecurity…
I don t know if is the right person for this position