Rangel Won't Resign, Requests Ethics Hearing

Charles Rangel (D- NY)

U.S. Representative Charles Rangel of New York, accused by the House ethics committee of improper fundraising, rebuffed calls for his resignation and urged the panel to “expedite” its hearing so he can defend himself. “I am not going away. I am here,” Rangel, 80, said to applause from some fellow Democrats during a sometimes emotional 30-minute speech in the House chamber yesterday. “Don’t leave me swinging in the wind until November.” Read more here:

Rangel Won't Resign, Requests Ethics Hearing