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Rangel on Absence of Women in Congress

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    Rep. Charlie Rangel, (D-N.Y.), on the lack of diversity in Congress.

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All the President's Men literally John Kerry -- mr.

Obama's choice to replace Hillary Clinton.

And does the secretary of state Jack -- with the treasury of course -- plays Tim Geithner assuming he's confirmed and then Chuck Hagel.

At the Pentagon so if the president gets his way with these cabinet nominations and -- -- -- leaving the president will be down to.

Well how many women he will have the labor position to fell energy secretary Steven Chu is expected to leave.

Who will take his place but again you got help so waste -- and you have Hillary Clinton leaving we're going to -- -- and I -- gone through the list.

And their paltry few women there aren't in the cabinet -- in cabinet position.

The sell the second term -- a congressman Charlie Rangel -- here with us Democrat from New York to talk about this and whatever else may come up in the next few minutes but is this a big problem for the president the lack of diversity and not.

Congress particularly black women in the cabinet.

You know I've spent some -- making fun of Republicans intend to dissipate kid and debt.

And the absence.

Women then ended and Jewish people in the congress and blacks and Hispanic consistent unreal.

Now I'm gonna have to aligned with trying to explain why Al picture at least as relates to the president's cabinet looks the same.

And I I don't think we should just look for women we should have qualified people out -- And the absence -- that we've gone we've Serrie Jim we haven't found them and that's just not true.

Right so yes -- is a problem and it's a problem that can and I'm am convinced will be corrected.

Howl howl at -- corrected -- well first vote we got to president he's got that bully pulpit and -- by the -- Would rather have someone like that speaking up for them.

The presence commitment is well known unlike.

The ridicule that I used to make the commitment was never the -- and the picture showed it here we have an upset.

Things that we -- -- commitments -- But the action this not the F with the photographs.

And the thing that happened right this Garrett who he had to show whom they -- show woman was in the room that was -- -- Front page of the times we don't need that it's Democrats who really dealt.

And when you start to current code and quote at seizure term correct something like this had no don't need to tell you this you don't wanna do it a token fashion you wanna pick someone as you said earlier because they're women because.

A person of color whatever the case might be but all cabinet positions are necessarily credit equal right mean the Big Three State Department defense treasury.

-- at three white men and taking over in those positions.

Well -- to do what -- suggests that would be just as bad.

If we just went out looking foot agenda and looking full color rather than what's good for the United States of America should a lower level cabinet.

But but we going to have to find a way to make -- that people don't feel excluded.

You know this is bigger than just -- and the United States this is -- the United States of America these parents to look into -- kids.

Opening up the magazine's opening up the newspapers that you can do this.

Unfortunately now you can say.

Anyone to become president you could pick up a couple of billion dollars on the way to the White House.

But the fact remains just -- pitcher Chad -- that.

You don't have to get into the qualification.

And we shouldn't have that restricted to the office of the president.

When you have an opportunity to show how great this mosaic is how many -- we got.

That you have a responsibility.

To put them fall it.

This is especially so when you know four years ago this day god -- was coming and here we off.

Parent up for the latest nominate will be and it'll happen in about an hour and a half Jack -- would you know about it when I noticed -- -- but I think he's just so many -- yeah.

So we have these video.

Yeah.

Queens notwithstanding.

But that I I.

And now I know him when -- work -- Tip O'Neill.

I don't see how if you put together the pieces of what America should look like.

That you wouldn't have a guy like Lou the F.

-- -- only be worked for Clinton but he worked for a Tip O'Neill -- worked and he knows the government he knows that -- and that.

And this no.

Reason why anybody would fight any reason why should.

Immediate help put up you know just also well what NRA's -- I can't imagine -- -- that we were talking about this earlier and one of the things that's come up is that his background as you point out.

The Clinton administration.

-- budget director -- -- comes in -- same job the Obama administration -- chief of staff that he somehow changed over the years.

That he used to be more -- quote reasonable back then he's much tougher as a negotiator now -- not as reasonable with the the other side of the aisle.

I suspect no matter who the president is this someone has to think -- some reason to raise criticism.

If that's -- -- -- objectively they think he's changed.

That lose confirmation.

Would be an easy thing and good for the country you don't believe it'll be easy though plays tennis I don't know I don't unlike.

-- my good -- -- hagel I don't.

You know it reaches a point that you could say whole Lotta things in the back room -- embarrassed to bring those things up.

Up for what right I mean you've got to have more than just bad feelings -- the president is entitled Republican a Democrat.

To select his cabinet and you should have pretty darn good reason.

Rather than I think he's changed so about Michael if you don't get into the senate -- I think he'll get through -- but -- prices look of a fight I think he'll get it I think living well I'd duck congress -- always great to see you get to be back and welcome back any -- thank you thank you Charlie Rangel artist offices.

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