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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88470)	8/1/2010 4:40:04 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	of 224748

The new calls for Mr. Rangel to resign come after a special four-person committee of House lawmakers on Thursday charged Mr. Rangel with 13 violations of House rules. Most of the charges relate to his attempts to raise funds for a City College of New York center named after him. The congressman also was charged with using a rent-stabilized apartment as a campaign office in New York; with not reporting income from a vacation rental in the Dominican Republic; and with a "pattern of submitting inaccurate and incomplete financial disclosure statements" to Congress. The House ethics committee, which now must approve or reject the charges against Mr. Rangel, has yet to agree to any deal that would settle the case and avoid a public trial. The continuing talks suggest that some ethics committee members believe a reprimand isn't a significant enough punishment for the New York congressman. Rep. Gene Green (D., Texas) told reporters Friday that a four-lawmaker panel charged with investigating Mr. Rangel agreed in a "majority vote'' that a reprimand would be appropriate punishment. But a spokesman for Mr. Green later said the congressman had mis-spoken and the information was incorrect. A reprimand would be more severe than the lightest penalty—a letter of reproval issued by the ethics committee. It would be less severe than expulsion from Congress or censure, in which the lawmaker must stand on the House floor as the violations are read aloud. Reprimand and censure must be approved by a majority vote of the House; expulsion requires approval from two-thirds. Mr. Rangel sought Friday to shore up his support among Democrats. In a closed-door meeting with members of New York's congressional delegation, Mr. Rangel's lawyers urged lawmakers to read the 32-page defense in which Mr. Rangel proclaimed his innocence. The evidence shows that "Congressman Rangel did not dispense any political favors, that he did not intentionally violate any law, rule or regulation, and that he did not misuse his public office for private gain," the statement says. To win approval for a settlement, at least one of the committee's five Republicans would have to cross the aisle and join all five committee Democrats. People close to the ethics committee have said the panel's leaders would prefer a unanimous vote on any settlement. It is unclear if any Republicans on the panel are willing to support the plea arrangement.

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