Charlie Rangel: Geithner Doesn't "Know What Pain Is" (VIDEO)

Charlie Rangel: Geithner Doesn't "Know What Pain Is" (VIDEO)

Manhattan Congressman Charles Rangel is fighting big bonuses at companies which received a financial bailout, such as insurance giant American International Group.

Appearing on Friday's edition of "Road to City Hall," he said the bonuses were handed out because the minds behind the bailout plan were out of touch.

"Because someone screwed up, period. With all due respect to [Treasury Secretary Timothy] Geithner and [former Treasury Secretary Henry] Paulson, they come out of Wall Street and Goldman Sachs. They don't know what pain is," said Rangel. "So getting a $6 million bonus is just natural to them. They don't know shame, they don't know how to apologize. They never feel the awkwardness of seeing the people who've lost their lives economically as a result of their greed."

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