Charles B. Rangel

Charles B. Rangel is an 18-term Democratic congressman representing New York’s “Fightin’ 15th” District (incl. Harlem and the Upper West Side). He is the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Rangel is the principal author of the $5 billion Federal Empowerment Zone demonstration project to revitalize urban neighborhoods across the U.S., and in the 1980s anti-apartheid movement he led the fight in Congress to pressure U.S. corporations to divest from South Africa. He served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1952, and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for service in Korea. Rangel is a frequent guest on “Meet the Press” and other TV programs.


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And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since
And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since

Charles B. Rangel with Leon Wynter
St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books

In this inspiring and often humorous memoir, the outspoken Democratic congressman from Harlem—now the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means...


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