Democrats want tax cuts, but not the Republicans’ tax cuts
"If you want to be fair, let's get in from the beginning," Rep. Pascrell said. "We should be participating."
Category Archives: Charles Rangel
Ex-pol Charles Rangel urges America to remember past at BHM event
Recently-retired Congressman Charles Rangel led the honorees Friday at a Black History Month event where the Harlem politician urged America to remember its immigrant past. "The one problem we do have ... is how quickly people forget where they used to be," Rangel told the crowd - including ex-Mayor Dinkins - at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square.
Retiring congressman: Trump presidency like ‘a bad dream’
A retiring New York congressman says the impending Donald Trump presidency is making it easier for him to say goodbye after 23 terms. U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel tells The Associated Press that he doesn't think Congress will be much fun over the next four years, especially for Democrats.
With State Senate in the Balance, One Democrat Plans to Run for City Council
As State Senate Democrats cling to the last vanishing wisps of hope they might gain majority and control the agenda this year, one of their number is preparing to abandon the body and pursue a soon-to-be-vacant seat in the City Council. Harlem State Senator Bill Perkins revealed to the Observer he intends to run to replace Councilwoman Inez Dickens, who won election to the Assembly earlier this month-a move that could leave Democrats a vital vote short on core issues facing the State Legislature.
Bill de Blasio Pushes Port Authority to Give Airport Workers $15 an Hour
Mayor Bill de Blasio called upon the Port Authority-the sprawling, controversial entity run jointly by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie -to increase the minimum wage for Newark Liberty Airport workers to $15 an hour immediately. Speaking at the authority's meeting of commissioners and board committee today, de Blasio pointed out that workers at P.A.-controlled LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy in New York airports are already scheduled to earn a $15 per hour minimum wage in 2018 thanks to a New York State law Cuomo spearheaded last year .
Review: Documentary “13th” on scourge of mass incarceration
"Selma" director Ava DuVernay's new documentary traces societal attitudes and laws from era of Jim Crow to today's "prison industrial complex." "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Espaillat declares victory in district 13 primary
With about 97 percent of votes reported, unofficial results from the Board of Elections in the City of New York showed Mr. Espaillat 283 votes ahead of the next closest contender, Assemblyman Keith Wright. "The voters of the 13th congressional district made history tonight," Mr. Espaillat said in a victory speech, according to patch.com.