Rangel Claims 'No Clue' on Customs Bill Due to Collapsed Dialogue with House GOP
The top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., said on Sept. 10 the lines of communication between his office and Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have all but collapsed on trade and…
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other issues. Rangel declined to comment on any prospects for a Customs Reauthorization conference report, claiming the halted dialogue is leaving his office in the dark. “There was a time that I could answer some of those questions because I was communicating with my Republican counterpart, but now when [House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio] and [Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.] don’t have an agenda to talk about for political reasons, I’m embarrassed to tell you I haven’t the slightest clue,” said Rangel. “I have a better line of communication with the Senate than my side.” Rangel stepped down as Ways and Means chairman in 2010 amid a controversy involving corporate funding for trips to the Caribbean.