Rep Charlie Rangel resigns from Ways and Means chair post
New York Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel, 79, the first African American to head the panel, was dealt a blow yesterday, when a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Representative Artur Davis, said he should give up his leadership post.
NEW YORK Democrat Representative Charlie Rangel has stepped down from post of chairman of the House Means and Ways committee today. Charlie Rangel sent a letter to speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi, asking for a leave of absence from the chairmanship while the ethics panel completes its investigation. Last week, House ethics committee has taken decision that Charlie Rangel had broken House gift rules by accepting corporate-sponsored travel to the Caribbean.
Second-ranking Democrat, Pete Stark of California, will temporarily hold the post stepped down by Charlie Rangel.
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