If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.

My father was absolutely no good.

I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.

I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.

I am running for re-election no matter who runs.

I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.

No one looks forward to a recount.

If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.

I don't know whether the number of any particular Latino group has made or will make any particular difference in the issues that I am concerned with.

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.