Rangel To Take "Leave Of Absence" From Committee Chairmanship

Rangel To Take “Leave Of Absence” From Committee Chairmanship

The One Story: HBCUs And The Gatekeeping Of Black Culture

What happens when outsiders to the HBCU community try to impact Black college culture? The answer may not be as straightforward as you think.

NewsOne Featured Video

From MSNBC:

WASHINGTON – After being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., will take a “leave of absence” from his chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means committee, NBC News has learned.

Rangel said early Wednesday that he would hold a 9 a.m. ET press conference to answer questions about his status.

The top spot may temporarily go to Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., according to leadership sources, or to Rep. Pete Stark of California, the committee’s second-ranking Democrat.

Click here to read more.

Text continues after gallery …

With Ethics Under Scrutiny, Rangel At Times Gloomy And Defiant

RELATED TAGS

Charles Rangel House of Representatives