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Rep. Rangel on Sandy's Aftermath

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    Rep. Charles Rangel on restoring New York after Hurricane Sandy.

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And joining us now also on the phone with more is New York democratic congressman.

Mr.

Charles Rangel all -- How are you -- are you right now.

But I MI Obama presidency in a bone -- to get.

Helped to my constituents we -- so fortunate.

And exceeded tragic keep -- is that taken place spoke my neighbors in the Long Island in new -- -- but.

Which still struggling -- law.

It would tell up tell us what problems your constituents are saying we should point out that.

-- -- district is in northern Manhattan and again to my knowledge in New York getting Europe and the folks up there didn't lose power either.

No facility elevated enough back golden lines and we look so a lot of vehicles that those people who fortunate to have -- -- garage is that sort of looked like it but.

Believe me we're not complaining -- help -- and dare we tried to reach out we have conference calls with members of congress in my local and state officials and so.

Right now -- congressional lines just don't mean anything we just.

Helping people whatever weekend and in China makes very and that they hospitals and -- is.

-- livable and day every day it's going to improve in.

The New York kind of just so proud of that everytime basic crises that we.

We can reach down and find that they did bring existing get a Democrat that -- of those things -- keep this applaud.

Congressman where's the greatest need.

In terms of that the overall sitting.

Where where is the greatest need right now what is that the biggest problem is based on your conversations with other -- make our prices.

Cut people -- their homes and -- All of their possessions they had their blood station -- -- -- they have -- -- doors they've lost their hopes.

There's so much pain and talk at a flea bitten hands.

-- And the coordination between all the big government -- And as many years.

Working together I hurried to.

12 governors former governors say -- that when we had.

-- this type of crisis people.

Based southern governor -- him from the -- -- this sensitive national guards people died and not only did -- National Guard go down.

But they said it was London the most exciting and rewarding experiences they have had so.

Helping each other out but putting together lives with people -- say they've lucky to.

To be a variety -- and to be able to move full put itself.

We can't imagine.

We should do bullet to help those people and that.

What can people do I have that I have that a lot of people ask me every study.

Knows somebody hadn't.

You know even you know -- -- that -- before.

My beloved by the passive way that.

It is the most what are the most serious obstacles of growing old is being lonely.

I can tell you that -- people it could just called somebody that they didn't know that a -- assured them that.

-- didn't need any thing that they appear if they have been -- from anyone a long time give a cool.

Let people know that we don't have to see chip every day to consider each that they have -- And an end to God's sake they'll let just gonna have to getting some -- Come back and all the just because we should have been it would they need it then.

I've been just according people's creatively it.

Getting reassurances.

From them that they were okay generated some where Indy gets sufficient gasoline and in -- have to think about the older people that a fragile and I insensitive and an apprehensive you'll have to think about those that young -- and those that.

-- dialysis.

Oxygen that there's so many things we can do it you know what in the excess speed -- that it could do that it.

Congressman that was very wise advice thank you so much for being here congressman Charles Rangel will cease and keep us posted.

Okay thank you as.

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