The Committee on Standards for Ethical Conduct of the U.S. House of Representatives resolved today that Congressman Charles Rangel be censured.
Rangel, representative from Harlem, N.Y., was found to have committed 11 violations “on a continued and prolonged basis,” according to a press statement released by Ethics Committee chair Zoe Lofgren from California.
Rangel will appear in the well of the House for pronouncement of the censure by the Speaker. He must also pay restitution for unpaid taxes from rental income received on his property in the Dominican Republic.
Following the hearing, Rangel apologized in a press statement, saying that there was no corruption or personal gain involved in his actions as the Committee’s chief counsel. He did say, however, that his actions “may have been sloppy or even stupid.”
“There is no excuse for my acts of omission and failures to abide by the rules of Congress,” he said. “I have made many mistakes that I will forever regret, and I apologize for them.”
“This has been one of the most difficult days of my life,” he continued. “In the end, I hope that you would judge me on my entire record as a soldier and a dedicated public servant—not by my mistakes.”
Rangel, representative from Harlem, N.Y., was found to have committed 11 violations “on a continued and prolonged basis,” according to a press statement released by Ethics Committee chair Zoe Lofgren from California.
Rangel will appear in the well of the House for pronouncement of the censure by the Speaker. He must also pay restitution for unpaid taxes from rental income received on his property in the Dominican Republic.
Following the hearing, Rangel apologized in a press statement, saying that there was no corruption or personal gain involved in his actions as the Committee’s chief counsel. He did say, however, that his actions “may have been sloppy or even stupid.”
“There is no excuse for my acts of omission and failures to abide by the rules of Congress,” he said. “I have made many mistakes that I will forever regret, and I apologize for them.”
“This has been one of the most difficult days of my life,” he continued. “In the end, I hope that you would judge me on my entire record as a soldier and a dedicated public servant—not by my mistakes.”
