Ways and Means Committee

What Should Charlie Do?

Jim Lichtman | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Jim Lichtman

Would you side with those who favor Rangel stepping down (or being removed) from his committee assignments until the ethics investigation is completed? Or should he stay put until found guilty?

Rangel Ethics Committee Announcement Coming

Politico | John Bresnahan and Jonathan Allen | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel, who has survived multiple Republican attempts to oust him as Ways and Means Committee chairman, may be headed for more...

"Capitolism": A Race between Congressional Corruption and the Most Massive Citizen Involvement in U.S. Legislative History

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Gail McGowan Mellor

All of the sudden five-year increase in consumer spending, which primed the U.S. economy for the fall, can be attributed to health care costs.